Description

Field Scabious Knautia arvensis

Common names include gypsy rose and blue button.

A perennial native wildflower species which produces an abundance of blue to blue-violet pin cushion flowers from June through to September.

Field scabious will grow in most well-drained soil types although prefers slightly alkaline soils. Plant in a sunny spot in a wildflower meadow or garden border.

This meadow wildflower species is ideal for a wildlife garden, providing food for pollinators and seed-eating birds like finches.

Sow field scabious in the spring from March to May, or in autumn from August to October.

All our native wildflower seed is sourced from stock grown in the wild in Britain.  It is then multiplied up commercially and packed in the UK so you can be confident you are buying native British wildflower seed.