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Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 12-18 inches
Plant Spread: 16-20 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Variegated
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Purple
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Deer Resistant

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Common names
  • Crimson Scabious

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Location: Maine Date: July 2022
Location: Front garden Date: 2015-10-11 Four months of non-stop bloom so far this year
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI Date: 2015-07-04
Location: Indiana zone 5 Date: 2014-06-24 3rd year
Location: Front border Date: August
Location: West border Date: June 2015
Date: 2013-06-19 Northwest N.J.
Location: Fairfax, VA | June, 2022
Location: my front yard Date: 2013-06-21
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI Date: 2015-07-04
Location: Front border Date: 2013-05-26 Even if this plant never bloomed, I would love the foliage!
Location: At a local nursery Date: 2015-05-20
Uploaded by pinkiris
Location: In my garden Date: 2014-06-14
Uploaded by foraygardengirl
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI Date: 2012-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI Date: 2012-09-11
Location: Bordine's Greenhouse, Rochester Hills, MI Date: 2015-07-04
Photo Courtesy of Lazy S'S Farm Nursery.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Washington Date: 2016-08-03
Location: Washington Date: 2016-08-03
Uploaded by foraygardengirl
Location: Indiana zone 5 Date: 2014-05-06
Location: Indiana zone 5 Date: 2014-05-06
Location: Indiana zone 5 Date: 2014-05-06
Location: Front garden Date: June Just starting to bloom this year - love the foliage and flower co
Location: KALAMA WA
  • Uploaded by Joy
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Nice pic, nice plant by foraygardengirl Jun 25, 2014 1:28 PM 1

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