Entire meadows may be coloured purple by swathes of
Devil’s-bit Scabious in late summer. The flowers are generally darker than other scabious species, and form a rounded rather than flat-topped head. Each tubular floret of
Devil’s-bit Scabious is the same in shape and size, without larger petals on the outside. When in bud, the flowerhead is like a collection of green or purple beads but later, when the flowers open and the stamens protrude, it comes to resemble a pincushion.
LEAVES : Basal leaves, lance-shaped with prominent white midrib; stem leaves opposite and toothed.
PLANT HEIGHT : 50–100cm.
FLOWER SIZE : Flowerhead 1.5–2cm wide.
FRUIT : One-seeded achene.
FLOWERING TIME : July–October.
SIMILAR SPECIES : Sheep’s-bit , which does not have protruding stamens; Round-headed Rampion , which has curved florets.
Source :
Wild Flower Kingdom
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