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Caprifoliaceae
Field Scabious
Knautia arvensis
Unfortunate love.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Genus
- Knautia
- Native to
- Europe, Western Asia
- Bloom season
- Summer, Early Fall
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun to part shade
- Soil
- well-drained, calcareous, dry to medium
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 5-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The name 'scabious' comes from the Latin 'scabies' because the plant was historically used to treat skin conditions and itching.
- Its pincushion-like flower heads are among the best wildflowers for attracting butterflies, bees, and other pollinators.
- The outer florets of each flower head are larger than the inner ones, creating a distinctive frilly, asymmetric appearance.
- It was named after the 17th-century German botanist Christoph Knaut who wrote an early systematic catalog of plants.
- In traditional European folklore, picking Field Scabious was said to bring bad luck, possibly to protect this valuable medicinal plant.
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