Caucasian scabious

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Caucasian scabious
Scabiosa caucasica Perfecta alba
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Dipsacales Family: Dipsacaceae Genus: Scabiosa Species: S. caucasica
Binomial name
Scabiosa caucasica M.Bieb.

The Caucasian scabious or Caucasian pincushion flower (Scabiosa caucasica) is a species of scabious.

[edit] Cultivars

Among others, there are:

• S. caucasica Blue Perfection (blue flower)
• S. caucasica Bressingham white (white flower)
• S. caucasica Claire Greaves (lavender blue flower)
• S. caucasica Clive Greaves (mauve flower)
• S. caucasica Compliment (large blue flower)
• S. caucasica Fama (large lavender blue flower)
• S. caucasica Floral Queen (light blue flower)
• S. caucasica Loddon white (white flower)
• S. caucasica Miss Willmott (white flower)
• S. caucasica Moonbeam Blue (dark blue flower)
• S. caucasica Mrs Isaac House (creamy white flower)
• S. caucasica Perfecta (dark lavender blue flower)
• S. caucasica Perfecta alba blanc (white flower)