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Pink Mist Pincushion Flower

Pink Mist Pincushion Flower

SCABIOSA columbaria 'Pink Mist'

Blooms Summer through Fall
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Ships as 4"
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Common Name(s)
Pincushion Flower
Sunlight
Full Sun (6+ hrs)
Perennial Zones
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Watering
Let dry
Max Height
6"–1'
Max Spread
18"-24"
Special Features
Deer resistant, Cut flowers
Bloom Season
Summer, Fall
Lifespan
Perennial
Growing Habit
Mounding, Bushy, Compact
Drought Resistance
Moderate drought resistance
Bloom Color
Pink
Foliage Color
Green
Themes
Pretty in Pink, Pastel
Genus
Scabiosa
Family
Caprifoliaceae
Ship Size
4"

Pink Mist Pincushion Flower is a live 4-inch plant that sends up dozens of wiry stems above a low gray-green mound, each holding a single flat pink head with a paler domed center bristling with stamens.

Scabiosa columbaria 'Pink Mist' is one of the longest-flowering perennials you can set at the front of a border, opening in spring and still going in fall. Butterflies land on the flat heads and stay a while, deer tend to pass it by, and it takes drought once established — so it earns its spot in a gravel bed, a sunny edge, or a container that gets baked. Let the soil dry between waterings and deadhead to keep it coming.

Fun fact: It flowers so long because it barely sets seed. Nearly sterile, the plant never gets the signal to stop and ripen a crop, so it simply keeps making more flowers.

  • Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hrs)
  • Water: Let dry
  • Mature Size: 6"–1' tall × 18"-24" wide
  • Bloom Season: Spring, Summer, Fall
  • Lifespan: Perennial
  • Hardiness Zones: 5–9
  • Attracts: Bees & butterflies
  • Special: Deer resistant

Your plant is well rooted before it travels, and a healthy arrival is guaranteed.

Pink Mist Pincushion Flower