Scabiosa 'Fata Morgana'

Scabiosa atropurpurea

• Beautiful creamy apricot with touches of blush flowers
• Profusion of 6-7cm blooms spring - autumn 
• The colour and texture add interest to bouquets and design work
• Easy to grow
• Beloved by beneficial insects and pollinators

Uniquely coloured scabiosa with delicate creamy apricot/blush/ salmon pincushion flowers on tall, strong stems. The abundant 6-7cm flowers are a standout supporting bloom in cut flower displays - both in colour and pre petal burst, the “pincushion” adding structural interest .

The hue of ‘Fata Morgana’ is a pastel apricot/ peach with a touch of blush and a deeper hue of salmon just as the petals begin to emerge offering a multi toned look. It combines well with many blooms especially celosia, dahlias and zinnias. Beloved by bees, butterflies and pollinators, this productive flower blooms from early Summer through Autumn.

PLEASE NOTE: We remove the brown seed husk from the seed making the seed easier to sow with a vacuum seeder and also ensuring a higher germination rate

Certified Demeter Biodynamic and Certified Organic

SEED COUNT: 35 approx.
Germination: Lot#31757 88% May 2025

Seed Raising, Growing and Harvest Information

TRANSPLANT (recommended) - Sow 4-6 weeks before last frost. Sow 2 seeds per cell and barley cover as light aids germination. We keep them warm until germination and then grow them out in our unheated glass house. Harden off and transplant outside after last frost. Although the plants will last through the season, the flowers do reduce in quality. If you are hoping to harvest through Autumn, successive plants are advised.

DIRECT SEED - After last frost. Successive plantings every 2-3 wks until late Spring gives best quality flowers and pods.

HARVESTING - For longest vase life, harvest flowers in the morning, choosing blooms that have just begun to show good colour in the pincushion phase with the first-second lower ring of blossoms open. Expect vase life of 7-10 days.