Scabiosa columbaria subsp. ochroleuca 'Moon Dance'
Pale yellow scabious 'Moon Dance', Pale yellow small scabious 'Moon Dance', Scabiosa ochroleuca 'Moon Dance', Yellow pincushion flower, Scabiosa columbaria subsp. ochroleuca 'Moondance', Knautia ochroleleuca 'Moon Dance'
Scabiosa Scabiosa
'Moon Dance' _ 'Moon Dance' is a compact, mound-forming, branching biennial or short-lived perennial with ovate to lance-shaped, toothed, dark grey-green basal leaves and upright, wiry stems bearing finely divided stem leaves and lightly fragrant, double, cream to pale yellow flowers throughout summer.
Scabiosa columbaria subsp. ochroleuca 'Moon Dance' is: Deciduous
Flowers are scented
Clump-forming, Erect flower stem, Branching
Cream, Pale-yellow in Summer
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 columbaria subsp. ochroleuca 'Moon Dance' (Pale yellow scabious 'Moon Dance') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.3m 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. Drought tolerant once established.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South
Exposed
Hardy (H4), Tender in frost (H3)
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Scabiosa columbaria subsp. ochroleuca 'Moon Dance'
Pale yellow scabious 'Moon Dance', Pale yellow small scabious 'Moon Dance', Scabiosa ochroleuca 'Moon Dance', Yellow pincushion flower, Scabiosa columbaria subsp. ochroleuca 'Moondance', Knautia ochroleleuca 'Moon Dance'
Scabiosa Scabiosa
'Moon Dance' _ 'Moon Dance' is a compact, mound-forming, branching biennial or short-lived perennial with ovate to lance-shaped, toothed, dark grey-green basal leaves and upright, wiry stems bearing finely divided stem leaves and lightly fragrant, double, cream to pale yellow flowers throughout summer.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Flowers are scented
Clump-forming, Erect flower stem, Branching
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Cream, Pale-yellow in Summer
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 columbaria subsp. ochroleuca 'Moon Dance' (Pale yellow scabious 'Moon Dance') will reach a height of 0.4m and a spread of 0.3m 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. Drought tolerant once established.
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, Zone 5
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