Field Scabious - Knautia Arvensis Stock Photo

Field Scabious - Knautia arvensis.nThe dainty, lilac blooms that bob on the end of long stalks, can be a common sight on road verges at the end of summer.nField Scabious is a familiar parent of one of our favourite cottage garden plants. It has a very long flowering period and so is a valuable nectar source for bees and butterflies. Each plant can produce up to 50 flowers and blooms are the largest of our native scabious species. Finches and linnets love the seeds of this plant.