Scabiosa atropurpurea

Scabiosa atropurpurea, mourningbride, pincushion flower, sweet scabious, or scabiosa atropurpurea, (scientific name: Scabiosa atropurpurea) is a horticultural variety native to Europe and is a cold-tolerant annual plant of the family Dipsacaceae. There are abundant flower colors such as red, pink, bluish purple and white. Both the center and the surroundings of the flower are swell. It blooms for a long time from May to October.

The resemblance of Cephalaria to Scabiosa:
＊Cephalaria genus:
Cephalaria alpina (Scientific name: Cephalaria alpina):
Native to the western European Alps. It produces tall stalks and pale yellow flower heads.

＊Scabiosa genus:
Scabiosa japonica (Japanese scabious, Scientific name: Scabiosa japonica
Endemic to Japan, tall in height, and blooms in the autumn in highlands with pale bluish-purple flowers.

Scabiosa japonica var.alpina
A high-altitude variant of Scabiosa japonica endemic to Japan, shorter than Scabiosa japonica with larger flower heads, blooms in summer in high mountains.

Scabiosa atropurpurea (Pincushion flower, Scientific name: Scabiosa atropurpurea):
Native to Europe, a close relative with a variety of flower colors, and the central and peripheral parts of the flower both stand out.

Common name: Scabiosa atropurpurea,
Scientific name: Scabiosa atropurpurea,
aka: pincushion flower, sweet scabious, or scabiosa atropurpurea,
place of origin: horticultural varieties native to Europe,
life style: cold-resistant annual grass,
plant height: 30-100 cm,
leaf shape: feathery deep fissure to full fissure, leaflet shape: oblong diameter, inflorescence: antibiotic, Leaf edge: fissure, i
nflorescence shape: head-like inflorescence, flowering period: May to October, flower color: red, bluish purple, white, pink, flower diameter: 5 cm.

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