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Scabious ‘Black Knight’

£1.49

Pincushion (Scabious) ‘Black Knight’ is a striking annual featuring deep, nearly black, maroon blooms with contrasting white stigmas.

The fully double, button-shaped flowers are gently fragrant and borne on tall, slender stems, making them ideal for cut flower arrangements and adding dramatic colour and elegance to garden borders or containers.

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  1. Start the seeds indoors between February-April or August-September
  2. Sow the seeds on the surface of moist compost and gently press in.
  3. Place in a propagator at a constant temperature of 18c.
  4. The seeds will germinate in 10-21 days.
  5. Once the seedlings are 5-7cm, transplant into individual pots.
  6. Gradually acclimatise the plants to cooler conditions.
  7. Plant out once the risk of frost has passed (May-June).
  8. For autumn sowings, keep in a cold frame to overwinter.

Sowing Indoors: February-April or August-September
Days To Germination: 10-21 days
Optimum Soil Temperature: 18c
Plant Height: 90cm
Plant Spacing: 30cm
Flowering Months: July-September
Light: Full sun

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