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Lomelosia caucasica
Also called Caucasian Scabious, Perennial Scabious
Lomelosia caucasica, the Caucasian pincushion flower, is a clump-forming perennial reaching about 60 cm tall and wide, with pale blue or lavender pincushion-shaped flower heads from late summer into autumn. It is hardy and easy in sun and well-drained soil, and it is very attractive to bees and other pollinators.
Lomelosia caucasica, the Caucasian pincushion flower, pincushion-flower or Caucasian scabious, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to the Caucasus, north eastern Turkey, and northern Iran. Growing to 60 cm (24 in) tall and broad, it is a clump-forming perennial with grey-green, divided leaves. Pincushion-shaped buds, borne on erect hairy, stems, open to pale blue or lavender flower heads, 4–8 cm (2–3 in) in diameter, from late summer through to autumn.
It was formerly known as Scabiosa caucasica until 1985, when it became Lomelosia caucasica. It is still listed in some sources as Scabiosa caucasica.
The plant is highly attractive to bees and other pollinating insects.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lomelosia caucasica by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
