Wildflower Plants; Wildflower Plants. Quantity. Soft hairy stem, flowering heads about 2cms across, compact and violet-blue. Plants for Duck Ponds 27th July 2018. For the best experience on our site, be sure to turn on Javascript in your browser. Landlife Wildflowers is a trading name of Boston Seeds Ltd, company registration 4226773, DEFRA registrated seed merchant 7130. It is found on grassland, especially rocky grassland, and among hedgerows, meadows, mountain slopes, and stream-banks. Flowers: June-September The best way to record this species, as Keith Alexander has described (Alexander, 1989), is to look for the larval leaf-mines in the host plant: Devil’s-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis.Late summer into early autumn is a good season to be looking, when the Devil’s-bit is in flower. Unfortunately we are unable to send potatoes, and plants outside of the UK . Perennial varieties can be propagated by division, and clumps should be divided every three-to four years in early spring. Devil’s-bit Scabious is one of three native species of scabious in the British Isles, the others being Small Scabious, Scabiosa columbaria, and Field Scabious, Knautia arvensis.Along with Teazels (Dipsacus sp. If not currently available it will say 'enquire now'. All our plants are native British wildflowers grown in Peat free compost in our sustainable nursery. Buy. £5.95 Price. Simply take out the plants and plug tray and what remains can be composted or re-used. Devil’s bit scabious, Succisa pratensis is the food plant for the threatened marsh fritillary butterfly.The conservation of the butterfly is closely linked to the effective management of its marshy grassland habitat and the populations of devil’s bit scabious it contains. Perfect for pollinators Devil’s Bit Scabious -succisa pratensis– is well suited to a variety of soils but tends to grow best in damp areas in sun or semi shade.The unusual name comes from the fact that Devil’s Bit Scabious has a shallow root, ending very sharply, and in folklore, there is a tale suggesting the root was bitten off by the devil, who was jealous of the plants qualities !. Management : Devil's-bit Scabious plants can be planted in borders but does best in grazed wet grassland and left to flower well into September. Help Us Keep Magento Healthy - Report All Bugs. Devil’s-bit scabious gets its name from the Latin word ‘Scabere’ meaning to scratch – as traditionaly it was used as a treatment for skin conditions, such as scabies and the sores of bubonic plague. It’s a member of the Teasel family (Dipsacaceae) along with Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis) and Wild Teasel (Dipsacus fullonum).. For EU countries please add £3.50 for seeds and sundries. PRODUCT INFO. Flowering from June to October, Devil’s-bit Scabious is a perennial, native wild flower found throughout the British Isles. Devil’s-bit Scabious is one of our few wildflowers that provides a splash of true-blue in our countryside. Type: Perennial Height: 50–80cm. 5 Jumbo plug plants. Devils Bit Scabious produces a mass of attractive purple … Our Devil's-bit Scabious plug plants for sale are priced per individual plant. in the wild it is found in coastal areas on well drained grassland and heaths. Good purple form of Devil’s Bit Scabious. Mauve to purple wild flower heads on slender stems from June to October attract bees and butterflies. It is a fairly late bloomer, flowering between July and October, and its rounded flowerheads attract a range of butterflies and bees. Attracts a wide variety of butterflies and bees and is the food plant of the Marsh Fritillary Butterfly which is in decline. 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