Small Scabious

Small scabious is an attractive native perennial growing to 70cm and with a large, pale blue flower head, it is shorter, more slender and less hairy than Field scabious. The indervidual flowers that make up the flower head have 5 petal lobes. Small scabious is pollinated by a wide range of insects especially bumblebees and butterflies.

Uses

Used in diverse meadow mixtures.

Persistence

Short to medium perennial

Ideal Sowing Time

can be sown in spring or autumn

Management

Small scabious is a very low maintenance species.

Distinguishing characteristics

Flowering Plant
The indervidual flowers that make up the flower head have 5 petal lobes.

Additional Info

Flowers: July to September Small scabious is also known as dwarf pincushion flower. There is a nationally scarce bee called the ‘Small Scabious mining bee’ which is particularly attracted to both Small Scabious and Field Scabious pollen, although it is also known to forage for pollen on other wild flowers such as creeping thistle and knapweed.

Works well with

Can be sown alongside Meadow cranesbill, Musk mallow, foxgloves, Greater knapweed and field scabious

You can find Small Scabious in the following mixtures

• Chalk & Limestone Soil Mixture