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"I always think the flowers can see us, and know what we are thinking about."
- George Eliot
About Scabiosa
Proceeding with the presentation of common and still exotic-looking flowers, I now wish to present Scabiosa. Scabiosa can indeed be considered a lovely flower, decorating every garden. Moreover Scabiosa can also delight us as cut flower, because it certainly adds a blast of color to any bouquet.
Ranging from soft lavender blue, lilac to creamy white color, Scabiosa is likely to impress any lady. This very interesting flower is native to Europe and Asia. Its species include the following:
Scabiosa atropurpurea
Sweet scabious
Scabiosa canescens
Scabiosa caucasica
Scabiosa columbaria
Scabiosa graminifolia
Scabiosa lucida
Scabiosa maritima
Scabiosa ochroleuca
Scabiosa palaestrina
Scabiosa prolifera
Scabiosa stellata
Scabiosa triandra
Scabiosa vestina
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scabiosa)
It is very interesting to mention how Scabiosa got its name. It was commonly believed that this plant can cure all sorts of skin diseases. The very name Scabiosa is derived from the word scabi, which means itches. Thus this capacity of curing itches brought its name. Nowadays we use it as a decorative element in our garden. Thus here are some tips for a successful cultivation of Scabiosa.
First of all please make sure to plant it in spring, the soil should be deep and rich. When planting, set them in groups of three and firm the soil round their roots. Scabiosa should be planted 18 inches apart. In order to prolong the blooming season, make sure to remove flowers as soon as they die. Full sun exposure is very recommended as well as the use of a dilute liquid fertilizer once a week.
(http://www.botany.com/scabiosa.html) A very interesting detail is that Scabiosa was selected the Perennial Plant of the year 2000. For further information on this topic, you can follow the link:http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/scabiosa.html.