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Perfect for pollinators Field Scabious -knautia arvensis– makes the perfect general purpose meadow plant for the wildflower garden. It is sturdy and competes well amongst meadow grass, attracts bees, butterflies and moths, and is at home on a wide range of soil types from neutral clays to chalk and limestone grassland. Additionally it has a long flowering season from June through to October.The large pink pin cushion flowers appear in early summer and look best growing with oxeye daisies, Black Knapweed, Meadow Cranesbill and Birdsfoot trefoil. How to grow Field Scabious Seeds Field Scabious seeds should be sown in spring or autumn, either outside, where they are to flower, or in seed trays and covered lightly with compost. Field Scabious seeds are usually easy to germinate and the seedlings, which are quick to develop, can be pricked out and grown on, for planting out later in the year. RHS Perfect for Pollinators. The RHS Perfect for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects in gardens. Bees, butterflies, moths, hoverflies and many others visit flowers to feed on nectar and pollen; while doing so they transfer pollen and increase seed set and fruit development. Find out more at: rhs.org.uk/plants To discover more plants for Bees, simply enter the word "pollinators" into the search box above. To buy Field Scabious seeds To purchase Field Scabious seeds, please select a quantity above and click add to cart. To ensure the best chance of success, we sell all of our wildflower seeds by weight, which ensures each wildflower seed packet contains a good quantity of seeds. The recommended sowing rate is 1 gram per square metre, and the number of Field Scabious seeds per gram is approx. 130. All of our Wildflower seed packets contain seeds of Native British provenance. Summary type - perennial, colour - Pink, height - 75 to 100cms, flowers May, June, July, August, habitat - Semi-Shade (Orchards, Hedgerow, Banks, Open Woodland), Dry Grassland (clay, loam), Caterpillar Food Plant, Attracts Bees and Butterflies, Attracts Birds | ||
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st49_1 type perennial colour pink height 75 to 100cms flowers may june july august habitat semi shade orchards hedgerow banks open woodland dry grassland clay loam caterpillar food plant attracts butterflies attracts birds rhs perfect for pollinators pollinating insects bees butterflies moths hoverflies
