Field Scabious (Knautia arvensis) large plug plants

Our Field Scabious plug plants for sale are priced per individual plant. This product has a minimum quantity of 10 plug plants. For orders over 500 plug plants please contact us.

All our plants are native British wildflowers grown in Peat-free compost in our sustainable nursery.

Common name: Field Scabious

Latin name: Knautia arvensis

Description: The Field scabious plant is tolerant of a range of habitats, including grassland, scrub, open woodlands and road verges across the UK excepting northern and western Scotland and western Ireland. The dainty purple flower is the nectar source for small skipper and small tortoise shell butterflies.

Flowering time: June to September

Colour: Pale blue to mauve.

Management: Field scabious plants do well in grassland and will cope in a garden border. Does best if cut back in the autumn and often needs a spring cut if in a grassland.