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    Scabiosa Fama Deep Blue

    Scabiosa Fama Deep Blue

    Pincushion Flower

    $15.00
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    Scabiosa 'Fama Deep Blue' is a spectacular perennial that produces large, rich violet-blue pincushion flowers on long, sturdy stems from late spring through autumn. Renowned for its exceptionally large blooms and excellent garden performance, the Fama series is one of the finest Scabiosa varieties available for New Zealand gardens.

    The elegant flowers appear continuously throughout the warmer months, attracting bees, butterflies and other beneficial pollinators while also making outstanding cut flowers. With its compact habit and long flowering season, Fama Deep Blue is perfect for cottage gardens, perennial borders, containers and cutting gardens.

    Why You'll Love Scabiosa Fama Deep Blue

    • Large, deep violet-blue pincushion flowers
    • Flowers continuously from late spring through autumn
    • Excellent cut flower with long, sturdy stems
    • Attracts bees, butterflies and pollinators
    • Compact, tidy growth habit
    • Perfect for borders and containers
    • Easy-care and low maintenance
    • Long flowering season

    • Expected 5 Year Height 0.7 M Width 0.35 M

    Is Scabiosa Fama Deep Blue suitable for my garden?

    Scabiosa Fama Deep Blue is best suited in a position that gets

    • Full sun

    Scabiosa Fama Deep Blue is

    • Drought resistant once established
    • Perennial
    • Frost Tolerant
    • Flowering
    • Attracts pollinators
    • Fast-growing
    • Cold hardy

    Scabiosa Fama Deep Blue will thrive in soil that is

    • Free draining
    • Normal
    • Nutrient rich

    How to establish your Scabiosa Fama Deep Blue?

    Plant Scabiosa Fama Deep Blue in a full sun position.

    For best performance:

    Choose a location with at least six hours of direct sunlight daily.
    Ensure good air circulation around the plant.
    Avoid heavily shaded positions.

    Full sun encourages the strongest stems and heaviest flowering.

    How to maintain your Scabiosa Fama Deep Blue once established?

    Water regularly while the plant establishes.

    Once established, Fama Deep Blue is reasonably drought tolerant and generally only requires watering during prolonged dry periods.

    Avoid consistently wet soil.

    For healthy growth and prolific flowering:

    Apply compost annually in spring.
    Use a balanced slow-release fertiliser at the beginning of the growing season.
    Avoid excessive nitrogen, which encourages leafy growth at the expense of flowers.

    Regular deadheading encourages continuous flowering.

    Simply:

    Remove spent flowers back to the next healthy leaf or side shoot.
    Continue throughout the flowering season.
    This keeps the plant flowering well into autumn.
    Pruning
    During the Growing Season
    Remove faded flower stems regularly.
    Trim any damaged or untidy growth as needed.

    Leave the crown protected by existing foliage.
    Cut old growth back in late winter before fresh spring shoots emerge.

    Scabiosa Fama Deep Blue is reasonably frost hardy and performs well throughout most of New Zealand.

    For best winter performance:

    Ensure excellent drainage.
    Avoid prolonged winter wet.
    Apply a light mulch in colder districts if required.

    Scabiosa grows beautifully in pots.

    For best results:

    Use a premium free-draining potting mix.
    Position in full sun.
    Water when the potting mix begins to dry.
    Feed lightly during spring and summer.
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