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Scabiosa atropurpurea |
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Pincushion Flower, Sweet Scabious,
Mourning Bride |
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Southern Europe |
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Erect habit |
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Rosette leaves with a stem 1-3
feet tall |
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Flowers in long-peduncled heads to 2 inches wide,
stamens appear as pins in a cushion. Flower colors are
lavender, pink, purple, maroon, red, yellow, or white. |
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Early summer
to frost. |
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Opposite, basal leaves oblong-spatulate.
undivided or lyrate, coarsely dentate stem leaves
pinnately parted, the oblong lobes dentate or cut.
Leaves 2-4 inches long. |
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The
name scabiosa is derived from scabies, meaning “itch,” and refers to the
plant's supposed properties for curing irritations of
the skin. |
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