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Scabiosa (almost black)


Scabiosa  (almost black) (Centaurea scabiosa (Centauree Scabieuse))

This flower is in a container on the terrace.



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wow! what a beautiful colour

18 Jul, 2008

 

fab colour

18 Jul, 2008

 

Beautiful colour

18 Jul, 2008

Sid
Sid
 

So black!

18 Jul, 2008

 

Glad you like it everyone. This is the darkest one out of a selection called summer berries.

18 Jul, 2008

 

its makes a real impact-what is this commonly known as cos i need one-haha:)

19 Jul, 2008

 

Hi Charlie, I grew it from a packet of seeds from Suttons called Scabious summer berries. Theres a paler pink, a mid raspberry red, and this dark one. The ones I have this year are from the seeds I collected from the ones I grew from the packet last year. If you look in the seed catalogues on line, hopefully they are still selling them. You could grow some next year.

19 Jul, 2008

 

Wow Chrispook! I thought at first glance that it was berries! Fantastic!

20 Jul, 2008

 

thanks for that :)

20 Jul, 2008

 

Love this! I'll be looking out for the seed packet next year.

20 Jul, 2008

 

Wow!! The only Scabiosa I've ever seen (probably of another family?) were pink and lavendar. That's a real beauty!

30 Jul, 2008

 

That is the most stunning colour, it takes your breath away.
Thelma

31 Jul, 2008

 

Thanks everyone. Caught at the right moment they make a good photo.

31 Jul, 2008

 

Lovely, Chris does it smell of chocolate? I had these a few years ago and remember the smell.

13 Aug, 2008

 

This is like a lovely big blackberry.

17 Aug, 2008

 

Amazing!

17 Aug, 2008

 

Unusual...never had seen these before! Great picture!

4 Feb, 2009



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