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Caprifoliaceae
Pigeon's scabious
Scabiosa columbaria
Also known as Succisa pratensis, Devil's bit scabious, Blue buttons, Columbaria vulgaris
Zones 5–9Sun Full SunWater ModerateCare Low
Native Plants · Scabiosa · Pincushion Flower · Pollinator · Cottage Garden · Perennial · Blue Flowers · Wildflower · Meadow · Butterfly Garden
Pet-safeBeginner-friendlyAttracts pollinators
In stock at 1 nurseryStock updated 9/6/2026
Pigeon's scabious is a delightful cottage-garden perennial producing lavender-blue pincushion flowers that attract bees and butterflies from summer into autumn. It prefers well-drained, alkaline to neutral soil in a sunny to lightly shaded position and is quite drought tolerant once established. Deadhead spent blooms regularly to prolong flowering, and divide every 3-4 years to maintain vigor.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water moderately; allow soil to dry out slightly between waterings as this plant tolerates dry spells · Every 10-14 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6.5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
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Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Albania, Algeria, Angola, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Central European Rus, Congo, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Eritrea, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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