With a flowering structure that truly looks like a pincushion, scabiosa playfully bobs its head atop 12- to 30-in tall stalks ...

The pincushion ... or sweet scabiosa, doesn't do well in the high humidity and temperatures south of USDA Zone 7. A popular cultivar of S. columbaria, 'Butterfly Blue', can be grown to Zone ...

With hues of purple, pink and blue, scabious flowers are a real draw for butterflies. Some, like Scabiosa columbaria 'Butterfly Blue', are hardy perennials, while tender species like Scabiosa ...