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Pincushion Flower Seeds for Planting

Pincushion Flower Seeds for Planting

$16.99 USD
$16.99 USD
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How to Sow and Plant

Sow seeds on the soil surface


Lightly press into the soil without covering


Keep soil evenly moist

How to Grow

Grow in full sun


Water moderately; avoid waterlogging


Deadhead spent blooms to encourage flowering

Tips

Excellent choice for cut flowers


Attracts bees and butterflies


Performs best in well-drained soil

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Product Information
Features
life-cycle

LIFE CYCLE

Perennial

plant-characteristics

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Delicate

growth-habit

GROWTH HABIT

Upright

bloom-season

BLOOM SEASON

Summer

flavour-profile

FLAVOUR PROFILE

Ornamental

suitable-for

SUITABLE FOR

Outdoor

About
Pincushion Flower Seeds for Planting
seed-type

SEED TYPE

Open-Pollinated

plant-type

PLANT TYPE

Flowering Perennial

Pincushion Flower is a popular ornamental plant valued for its distinctive flower shape and airy appearance. It performs beautifully in garden borders, mixed beds, and containers. Easy to grow and low maintenance, this plant thrives in sunny locations with well-drained soil and rewards gardeners with continuous blooms and increased pollinator activity.

Planting information
planting-season

PLANTING SEASON

Spring

fruit-size

FRUIT SIZE

N/A

plant-height

PLANT HEIGHT

40–60 cm

light-requirement

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

Full Sun

water-needs

WATER NEEDS

Moderate

hardiness-zones

HARDINESS ZONES

4–9

container-garden

CONTAINER GARDEN

Yes

plant-spacing

PLANT SPACING

30–35 cm

planting-depth

PLANTING DEPTH

Surface

growing-conditions

GROWING CONDITIONS

Well-drained

Coverage
Seed Count
Recommended Coverage
SEED COUNT
100
GTIN
036000188325

Frequently Asked Questions

Can Pincushion Flower produce elegant, long-lasting blooms throughout the season?

Yes. Pincushion Flower is admired for its delicate, pincushion-shaped blossoms that provide continuous color over an extended flowering season.

Do the flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators?

Yes. The nectar-rich blooms are highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and a variety of beneficial pollinating insects.

Can Pincushion Flower be grown in borders, cottage gardens, or containers?

Yes. It performs beautifully in borders, cottage gardens, rock gardens, containers, and mixed perennial plantings with well-drained soil.

Will removing faded flowers encourage continued blooming?

Yes. Regular deadheading helps extend the flowering season and encourages the production of fresh blooms.

Can the flowers be used in fresh and dried floral arrangements?

Yes. The long stems and long-lasting blooms make excellent fresh-cut flowers and are also suitable for dried floral displays.

How is Pincushion Flower different from Cornflower?

Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa species) produces rounded, pincushion-like flower heads with prominent stamens, while Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) bears fringed, thistle-like blooms with a more angular flower shape.