Scabiosa atropurpurea
Florist's Blue

Create a big display of rich lavender pincushion flowers with Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Florist’s Blue’. One happy plant can produce a hundred or more sweetly scented, 2" spherical blooms, each held on long, branching stems that are perfect for cutting and arranging.

Also known as Florist’s Blue Scabiosa or pincushion flower, this easy annual brings soft color, texture, and movement to cottage gardens, cutting gardens, pollinator plantings, and sunny mixed borders. It is not the commonly seen smaller bedding type; this beauty has real presence, with elegant flowers that bees and butterflies love and stems that look fabulous in bouquets. Pair it with roses, sweet peas, cosmos, larkspur, zinnias, grasses, and other romantic annuals for a graceful seasonal display.

Plant Scabiosa atropurpurea ‘Florist’s Blue’ in full sun with well-drained soil. Cut flowers often or deadhead to keep the blooms coming, and trim back if plants need refreshing. Airy, fragrant, and bouquet-worthy, it belongs in our Scabiosa collection.

We guarantee that the plants we sell are healthy and viable at the time they leave our care.

If a plant arrives in substandard condition, please take clear photographs and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. To ensure eligibility under this guarantee, we strongly encourage you to open and unpack your shipment immediately upon delivery and inspect the plants thoroughly.

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$14.99 flat rate for up to 6 plants is for standard FedEx/UPS Ground shipping to eligible states only. $19.99 for up to 12 plants. Plants being shipped to the following states are sent via Express Mail to help ensure they arrive quickly and healthy. 

(AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV)
(list of states subject to change seasonally due to extreme heat or cold conditions)

We cannot ship Annie's Annuals plants to P.O. boxes or outside the continental U.S.

Individual plants are shipped in 4" pots and we ship in boxes of 4, 6, 8, or 12 plants per box.

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Get your plants off to a strong start with our care guide.

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