This plant is available on a pre order basis and will be dispatched in the month shown in the product title. If your order contains both in stock plants and pre order plants, your order may be held until all items are available and ready to ship. If you would prefer items to be sent separately, we recommend placing separate orders.

Dispatch dates are estimates and may occasionally change slightly depending on growing conditions and plant readiness. Plants will always be sent when they are strong enough to travel and establish well.

Scabious Butterfly Blue is a graceful, long flowering perennial with soft lavender blue pincushion flowers that appear from early summer well into autumn. The delicate blooms rise on slender stems above a neat mound of fresh green foliage, adding movement and gentle colour to borders. Highly attractive to bees and butterflies, this variety is ideal for cottage gardens, wildlife friendly planting and naturalistic borders. Butterfly Blue provides a long, reliable season of interest and blends beautifully with grasses and other airy summer perennials.

Sunlight position:
Full sun

Eventual height and spread:
Height 40 cm, Spread 35 cm

Soil type:
Well drained soil

This plant is supplied as a young perennial plug around 3 to 5 cm in size. These smaller plants grow on quickly once potted and usually take around eight to twelve weeks to reach the size of a typical 9 cm pot. When your young plant arrives, unpack it straight away and water gently if the compost feels dry. Pot the plug into a small pot using fresh compost and keep the compost lightly moist while the roots establish. Once the plant has grown on and the risk of frost has passed, it can be planted into the garden where it will develop into a healthy, long lasting perennial.