Scabiosa caucasica 'Alba' 0
Author: Tai Hyun Chung (1882-1971) ex Takenoshin Nakai (1882-1952)Family: Caprifoliaceae Subfamily: Dipsacoideae
Genus: Scabiosa
English name: Caucasian pincushion flower 'Alba'
Zone: Mediterranean
References for the genus
- Enumeratio plantarum Africae australis extratropicae :quae collectae, determinatae et expositae, Ecklon, Christian Friedrich, and Zeyher, Carl Ludwig Philipp,. 1836. Address
- Flora capensis: Being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape colony, Caffraria, & Port Natal (and neighbouring territories), Harvey William H., Sonder Otto Wilhelm & Thiselton-Dyer William T. 1909 Vol. 3(1) pag. 43-44. Address
- Flora iberica, Santiago Castroviejo. 2010 Vol. 15 pag. 321-336. ISBN
- Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, P.H. Davies. 1984 Vol. 4 pag. 602-621. ISBN
- Flora capensis: Being a systematic description of the plants of the Cape colony, Caffraria, & Port Natal (and neighbouring territories), Harvey William H., Sonder Otto Wilhelm & Thiselton-Dyer William T. 1909 Vol. 3(1) pag. 43-44. Address
- Flora iberica, Santiago Castroviejo. 2010 Vol. 15 pag. 321-336. ISBN
- Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands, P.H. Davies. 1984 Vol. 4 pag. 602-621. ISBN
General specifications
Biological type: plant
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: white
Reproduction mode: hermaphrodite Plant whoes flowers produce both male and female gametes
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 1,9ft x 1,9ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: deciduous
Growth: average
Flowering time from June until September
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 1x a week pH 7.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by cuttings
Frost resistance: 5ºF
Leaf color: dark green
Flower color: white
Reproduction mode: hermaphrodite Plant whoes flowers produce both male and female gametes
Specifications for the Mediterranean basin
Adult size (h x w): 1,9ft x 1,9ft
Sun exposure: full sun (Sun hours: >6h Foliage: deciduous
Growth: average
Flowering time from June until September
Specific information for our garden
Planting substrate: 30%Compost+30%Coco+40%Sand
Plant watering: 1x a week pH 7.5
Logical sequence of containers for: Perennials; forestry plate 8cm, 1L container, 2L forestry pot, 6L container, 55L container
Propagation is done by cuttings
Experiences in the garden
26-03-14A Obtaining 6 plants from nursery Lepage (Cultivated from unknown origin)
04-08-21 6x Dead plant: End of life: Rt.