Scabiosa - Black Knight, botanical illustration

Scabiosa - Black Knight

Scabiosa atropurpurea

Flowers Vital Seeds
£2.45
bee-friendlycut-flowersdye-plantshardy-annualheirloomorganic

About

Dark red almost black velvety blooms on long stems, a favourite in the flower garden. We were absolutely taken by this elegant flower with dark crimson to burgundy colours, some really going into black with contrasting creamy white stamen. This scabious makes an amazing cut flower and keeps impressing throughout the summer months. Flower heads make way for lovely seed heads with the shape of pin cushions. Can be used as a dye flower producing over green and blue to purple dyes depending on mordant and modifiers. (Approximate seed count - 50)

Botany

Latin nameScabiosa atropurpurea
FamilyCaprifoliaceae
GenusScabiosa

Producer

Vital Seeds

Organic and biodynamic open-pollinated seeds, Devon UK

Country: UK

Website: https://vitalseeds.co.uk

See product

Available from
Vital Seeds
£2.45
Buy from Vital Seeds