Annual pincushion (Scabiosa atropurpurea) – This type must be replanted each year, though in some areas they may reseed. ... Unlike the annual type, their foliage remains green year round and will return each year.

Is scabiosa annual or perennial?

Scabiosa are extremely long-blooming compact, clump-forming perennials with uniquely shaped, eye-catching flowers. Multiple pincushion-shaped flowers produced all season. Shades of purples, blues and pinks. Needs well drained soil.

Does scabiosa grow every year?

Scabiosa are annuals, biennials, herbaceous or evergreen perennial plants that are often referred to as the 'pincushion flower'. Long slender stems are attached to simplistic swathes of foliage where elegant and striking flower heads are displayed in abundance and in a variety of colours from July to September.