The pincushion is a long-blooming flower that adds pretty garden color. Fact checked by Khara Scheppmann Scabiosa are flowers that look a little like something you'd stick your sewing needles in.

“I saw this beautiful flower (above) while visiting my son in Vermont. What is the name of it?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Samantha Bisceglia of Sarasota, Florida. Horticultural expert Melinda Myers ...

The almost black flowers of this short-lived perennial have caught the eye of many admirers. It is easy to grow in a sunny or partially shaded spot in well-drained, neutral to alkaline soil. Dead head ...