Scabiosa Salmon Queen – Graceful Stems, Coral-Toned Blooms, and a Garden Full of Charm 🌸👑

Add a touch of romance and refinement to your garden with Scabiosa Salmon Queen—a regal variety that sits beautifully between coral and salmon pink. Tall, elegant, and long-lasting, this bloom is a cut-flower favourite, blending delicate beauty with garden-tough resilience.

With their mildly sweet fragrance, strong stems, and continuous blooms from late spring to early autumn, these flowers don’t just look good—they work hard. Loved by bees and butterflies, and adored by gardeners for their bouquet-worthy stems, Salmon Queen is all about soft colour and serious performance.

👑 Why You'll Fall for Salmon Queen:

• Unique coral-salmon blooms – A rare, refined colour for border or vase

• Tall and graceful – Adds movement and elegance to any space

• Strong, bouquet-ready stems – Perfect for long-lasting cut arrangements

• Sweetly fragrant – Light scent adds a sensory layer to garden or room

• Blooms for months – Cut back spent flowers to keep the show going

• Pollinator magnet – Attracts bees, butterflies, and beauty alike

• Thrives in most soils – Just keep it well-drained and evenly moist

• 7-day vase life – Cut just as buds open for longer enjoyment

🌱 Growing Info at a Glance:

• Plant type: Perennial

• Botanical name: Scabiosa atropurpurea

• Sowing time: Spring

• Sunlight: Full sun

• Sow depth: 1mm

• Spacing: 20–30cm

• Germination: 10–14 days (note: can be tricky—patience pays off)

• Days to harvest: ~90 days

• Top tip: Stake or net to keep blooms upright and tidy