{"product_id":"scabious-oxford-blue","title":"Scabious Oxford Blue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy I grow it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScabious is one of my absolute favourite flowers. I tuck it through my potager gardens amongst the vegetables, where the flowers bob up between everything else and are constantly visited by pollinators.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt also means I can head out to pick a lettuce for dinner and come back with a handful of flowers at the same time — which is pretty much how I want a garden to work.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e‘Oxford Blue’ produces beautiful deep blue-purple pincushion-like flowers on long, slender stems that are excellent for cutting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Flowering plant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVariety:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Oxford Blue\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowth:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Upright, branching with long flower stems\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFlowers:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Deep blue-purple pincushion flowers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGood for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Potager planting, cutting and pollinators\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInventory:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 4 plants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTuck it amongst vegetables, herbs and other flowers in a potager, or grow it through a mixed border or cutting garden. The foliage doesn't take up huge amounts of visual space and the long flower stems rise above surrounding plants.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's particularly good for breaking down the entirely unnecessary distinction between the vegetable garden and the flower garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor cutting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScabious makes a brilliant cut flower. Pick stems regularly as the flowers open and keep deadheading anything you don't cut to encourage more blooms.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull sun and reasonably well-drained soil. Water while establishing and during prolonged dry periods. Regular cutting and deadheading will help extend flowering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you’ll receive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne established Scabious ‘Oxford Blue’ plant.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlants naturally vary in size and shape and may be supplied in reused nursery pots or growing bags — perfectly useful plastic doesn't need replacing simply because it doesn't match.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A Garden Between","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67921810260191,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/8279\/7023\/files\/Screenshot2026-10-05at8.40.30AM.png?v=1791142860","url":"https:\/\/agardenbetween.com\/products\/scabious-oxford-blue","provider":"A Garden Between","version":"1.0","type":"link"}