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 Cephalaria
Common name: Giant Scabious. Tall plants with pincushion flowers that attract bees and butterflies. The stems are tall but airy and "see-through" arising from a rosette of divided leaves. Good in most soil type and best in either sun or light shade - although we have grown them in heavy shade as well. The will self seed and also can be grown from root cuttings. A member of the Dipsacaceae (Teasel) family. Cephalaria gigantea with a Red Admiral Butterfly in our garden. These early summer flowers are a great food source for garden butterflies Read about Cephalaria seed heads for winter interest in our December 2010 garden diary |
 Cephalaria dipsacoides:
Greenish-white
pincushions on tall, airy stems getting to about 5ft / 150cm. Flowers July-August.
Probably one of the most difficult plants to photograph as a whole plant
as the mass of thin, wiry stems seem to disappear in a photo leaving the
flowers floating around in the air!
Very attractive to bees and butterflies (like this Carder Bee!)
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 Cephalaria
gigantea:
Even taller at 5 - 7ft / 150-210cm. Flowers are a more buttery cream colour. Flowers
June - end July. Often repeats in September if cut back after their first flush.
Very attractive to bees and butterflies. Common name: Giant Yellow Scabious.
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