Sweet Scabious
The Mourning Flower or Sweet Scabious is a valued cut flower, loved by bees. The attractive mixture of colours in purple, pink and white prefers a soil that is not too poor in nutrients and in the sun or half shade. For cutting the flower heads should be half open and show good colour. Ideal for cut flower growers.
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Characteristics
Botanical name: Scabiosa atropurpureaFlower colour: pink, violet, whiteVegetation period: annual, Cool FlowersUse of flowers and herbs: Cut flower, Good for insects and beesHeight in cm: 90
Origin
Multiplier: Christhild Brauch Cerifications: Demeter
Cultivation
Seed required for 1000 plants (g): 10Planting distance (cm): 25 x 30Sowing depth: ca. 1 cm
increasingly from

Christhild Brauch
On the grounds of Gut Mönchhof, Chisthild Brauch propagates and cultivates vegetables in a small seed breeding and propagation farm based on biodynamic principles. Located in the eastern Meissen foothills in Meissen.
