Scabiosa Flower Head. This allows them to develop their signature large flower heads and long sturdy stems. Skipper butterfly on Scabious bloom.
Flower - Latin name - Cephalaria leucantha. Cut the flower stems of spent blooms against the nearest leaves or active flower bud. Grow scabiosa from spring to summer in full or part sun in well-drained soil.
The flowers grow on the Marginpar Livewire farm at 2150 meters altitude on the edge of Rift Valley in Kenya.
Florets have 4 to 5 lobed petal tubes four stamens and a single pistil. Wild Scabious Flower Head On Stem Scabiosa columbaria. The days here are long and dry with lots of light so the flowers can grow at their own pace. 26022019 Scabiosa atropurpurea Black Knight one of the annual types this has fully double pin cushion flower heads are very dark almost black in colour.