Garden scabiosa - Scabiosa atropurpurea 'Black Night'

The striking garden scabious 'Black Night' is a true standout with its dark purple flowers, some of which are interspersed with white petals. Depending on the light, the flowers even appear black. This annual grows moderately fast and produces an abundance of approximately 5 cm flowers on tall, sturdy stems. The ideal location is full sun and not too humid. Regularly removing dead flowers is recommended, not only for aesthetic reasons, but also to extend the flowering period into late autumn.
Garden scabious is easy to grow and popular as a cut and dried flower. As a source of nectar, it attracts many insects to the garden.

Details :
Sowing indoors/greenhouse: March to April
Sowing outdoors: From May
Sowing depth: 3 mm
Germination time: 7 days

Height: up to 90 cm
Planting distance: 40 cm
Flowering time: June to October
Location: Sunny

Growing tips :
Place the seeds approximately 3 mm deep in moist, well-drained seed compost at 15-20ºC. Once the seedlings are large enough, separate them and continue growing them individually in their own pots. Once the risk of frost has passed, the seedlings can be transplanted outdoors, spacing them 60 cm apart.

Use :
cut flower
dried flower
Insect food

Cut flower :
Their long stems make garden scabious plants ideal as cut flowers. They keep very well in vases. The small, spherical flower heads also look very pretty in dried bouquets. To do this, cut the stems only after the flowers have lost their leaves. They can then be dried upside down in small bundles.

Bag contents :
approx. 50 seeds
Store in a cool, dry place.