Small Scabious Plants (Scabiosa columbaria)

In summer butterflies and bees flock to the small mauve button like flowers of this perennial. It can be found on very poor, dry, chalky soils throughout Britain. It has finely divided leaves, which are said to resemble the foot of a bird.

Height: 15 – 70cm

Prefers: Dry, free draining poor soils

Flowers: July to August