Scabiosa

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A garden plant with round, pincushion-like flowers often from Mediterranean areas

noun
/ˌskæbiˈoʊsə/

Specialized

: Scabiosa

During the summer, the scabiosa attracts butterflies with its colorful and distinctive flowers.

Examples

In the Mediterranean, scabiosa thrives in sunny conditions, adding beauty to natural landscapes.
The garden was filled with vibrant flowers, including scabiosa with its unique pincushion-like blooms.
So April here is working on Scabiosa seeds, which are extremely lightweight.
So we've got pink cushion flower or scabiosa or scubosia, foma white and foma dark blue or deep blue.

Compounds

Centaurea scabiosa

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A tall plant from Europe with purple flower heads that lives for several years

Scabiosa arvensis

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A plant that lives for many years with light purple flowers in meadows

Scabiosa atropurpurea

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A garden plant with scented purple to dark red flowers like a pincushion

Surface Forms

Scabiosa singular

Scabiosas plural

Etymology

Scabiosa comes from the old Latin name scabiosus, which means 'scabby' or 'full of scabs'. People once used the flower to treat skin sores, so the name is linked to the English word scab and this helps you remember the small, pincushion-like flower.