Knautia

Knautia macedonica Macedonian scabious

Knautia can be annuals or perennials, and may have simple or pinnately lobed leaves and scabious-like flower-heads

A clump-forming perennial to 80cm in height, with pinnately-lobed, dark green basal leaves to 8cm long, and simple or lobed stem leaves, with a succession of deep crimson pincushion-like flowerheads 3-4cm across, from mid to late summer

Classification

• Common Names: Knautia macedonica Macedonian scabious

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• Variety:

511042_1__87527.png: 2023-04-23 knautia example

Propagation Notes

• Plant Type: Perennial

• Propagation: Seed

• Hardiness: Hardy H5-H1 (<-10)

• Flowering Season: Summer to autumn

Propagate by seed in pots in a cold frame in spring or propagate by basal softwood cuttings in spring

2023-06-18: planted out a few knautia into the garden

2023-04-16: 5 pods of knautia germinated

2023-04-02: sow Knautia surface sow in pods