Scabiosa atropurpurea (common names: Pincushion flower)

What a beautiful color for a pincushion flower!! Love it, gotta get it!!

I love this Spritz. Love the two colors.

Gotta get this one, too!!!

Lovely :)

lovely colour Sprithenry :-)

beautiful colour

It is scabiosa or pincushion flower. My first. Its dainty and small with great details.

I think so too.

Looks like scabious

very pretty

I really must seek out more varieties of scabious next year, so many pretty variations.

These look lovely - might have to squeeze some in somewhere dry and sunny!

Great color and picture...

It's in my top border which is the driest and sunniest area of the garden. I have more plants ('Chile' series') in the front garden doing just as well, in similar conditions.

Do they like to be well-drained ?

This a lovely Scabious.Having the two colours sets it off nicely.I have a pale lemon one but find it difficult to set seed although the plant comes back year after year.I expect it is down to the reduction of bees due to this year and last years summer being so wet...

Are these easy to grow?
I tried Scabious once and the plant would not thrive.
What conditions do you find they prefer?

Not seen them, I'll take a look in some of the gardening catalogues next year maybe, they have more unusual plants in there generally.

Thanks Gillian - there are several in the 'Chilli' (sp) series. I don't know if you can get them over there?

Not seen this colour before, really nice!

My black one didn't even take a break from flowering! I agree, Skippy, I like the two-toned ones.

Such a nice looking bloom...two tones are so fascinating...

Isn,t it amazing how they will come again , one last effort before the weather turns , it is a pretty one !

Beautiful flower Spritz.....love the colour.