Scabiosa atropurpurea | Snowmaiden annual even the buds before they

even the buds before they open look great cut and mixed with the open flowers

You can also make a liquid from the stems to put into your flower arrangements to help them last longer

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Wonderful claret red almost black coloured flower spikes that stand proud of the foliage make this a standout plant for your garden

we have even had the plant flowering in early Winter

Scabiosa atropurpurea | Snowmaiden annual even the buds before theyAlso known as Pin Cushion Flower and Sweet Scabious, Scabiosa "Snowmaiden" has sparkling white blooms that are cottage garden favourites. Loved by both bees and butterflies, Snowmaiden has fragrant blooms and lasts well in a long vase. It looks beautiful in a mix and match bouquet in a mason jar or stunning in an elegant bouquet of all whites and greens. Happy in poor dry soil and once it is established it is fairly drought tolerant but some summer