Devils-bit Scabious
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Description
A perennial with an attractive blue-mauve flower head consisting of clusters of dozens of tiny flowers, which are a rich source of nectar and pollen. Examine the heads and you will see that the flowers in the big ones contain both male (stamens) and female ( ) parts, whereas the flowers in the small heads just contain female parts.
It is also a larval food plant of the Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth and the Marsh Fritillary butterfly. Grown from seeds obtained from Scotia Seeds,.Montrose..
It is also a larval food plant of the Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth and the Marsh Fritillary butterfly. Grown from seeds obtained from Scotia Seeds,.Montrose..
