Pincushion Flower
Focus on Flowers
English - October 15, 2020 13:13 - 2 minutes - 939 KB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsHobbies Leisure Arts Design Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A plant that attracts butterflies to our garden is the pincushion flower. The botanical name is Scabiosa, and these plants usually have blue, white, or pink flowers. As their common name suggests, the shape of the flower resembles a pincushion as the central florets form a rounded shape.