Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Salmon Queen'
Pincushion flower 'Salmon Queen', Sweet scabious 'Salmon Queen', Mourning bride 'Salmon Queen', Mournful widow 'Salmon Queen', Sixalix atropurpurea subsp. atropurpurea 'Salmon Queen'
Scabiosa Scabiosa
'Salmon Queen' _ 'Salmon Queen' is a clump-forming, branching biennial or short-lived perennial, typically marketed as an annual, with oblong to spoon-shaped, toothed, mid-green leaves and upright, wiry stems bearing lightly fragrant, deep pink to salmon-pink flower heads from summer to early autumn.
Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Salmon Queen' is: Deciduous
Flowers are scented
Erect flower stem, Clump-forming, Branching
Dark-pink, Salmon, Pink in Summer; Salmon, Pink, Dark-pink in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Generally pest free.
Powdery mildew Powdery mildew
Deadhead to prolong flowering. Divide and replant every 3-4 years.
Sow under glass or in a cold frame in early spring or in-situ in mid- to late spring. Can also be sown in a cold frame in late summer or early autumn.
Division, Seed
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Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Salmon Queen' (Pincushion flower 'Salmon Queen') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Wildflower, Wildlife
Plant in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral or alkaline soil in a sunny position. Protect from excessive winter wet.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Exposed
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Salmon Queen'
Pincushion flower 'Salmon Queen', Sweet scabious 'Salmon Queen', Mourning bride 'Salmon Queen', Mournful widow 'Salmon Queen', Sixalix atropurpurea subsp. atropurpurea 'Salmon Queen'
Scabiosa Scabiosa
'Salmon Queen' _ 'Salmon Queen' is a clump-forming, branching biennial or short-lived perennial, typically marketed as an annual, with oblong to spoon-shaped, toothed, mid-green leaves and upright, wiry stems bearing lightly fragrant, deep pink to salmon-pink flower heads from summer to early autumn.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Flowers are scented
Erect flower stem, Clump-forming, Branching
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Dark-pink, Salmon, Pink in Summer; Salmon, Pink, Dark-pink in Autumn
Mid-green in Spring; Mid-green in Summer; Mid-green in Autumn
Generally pest free.
Deadhead to prolong flowering. Divide and replant every 3-4 years.
Sow under glass or in a cold frame in early spring or in-situ in mid- to late spring. Can also be sown in a cold frame in late summer or early autumn.
Division, Seed
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Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Salmon Queen' (Pincushion flower 'Salmon Queen') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.5m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Flower Arranging, Wildflower, Wildlife
Plant in moderately fertile, well-drained, neutral or alkaline soil in a sunny position. Protect from excessive winter wet.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Exposed
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6
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Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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