Plant name: Scabiosa c. 'Perfecta Alba'
Other names: White scabious
Category: Perennial
Plant family: Caprifoliaceae
Light preference: Full sun
Soil preference: Moist, well-drained. Light/heavy. Sandy, clay, chalky. Alkaline.
Flowering/ fruiting month: June to September
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Description: Scabiosa caucasica ‘Perfecta Alba’ is part of the Perfecta Series, all of which have particularly frilly outer petals. It’s a clump-forming perennial with pretty, pure white flowers, which are held on tall stems. It makes a lovely cut flower and, as is typical for scabious, is extremely attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinating insects.
Care: Deadhead spent blooms to encourage further flowers.
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