Grow guide
How to grow Scabiosa Salmon Queen
Scabiosa atropurpurea
- Type
- Scabiosa
- Zones
- USDA zones 2–11
- Sun
- Full
- Time to harvest
- 80–100 days
- Spacing
- 9″ apart
- Density
- 4 per sq ft
- Habit
- Upright
- Frost tolerance
- Half hardy
- Sowing
- direct/transplant
- Start indoors
- 0 weeks before last frost
- Succession
- Every 14 days
Care
- Water Weekly
- Harvest As needed
- Deadhead As needed
Notes
Pink-salmon fragrant pincushion blooms on long sturdy stems; 7-10 day vase life; deadhead regularly to extend the cutting season.
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