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Strange Knautia

Gary_L67Gary_L67 Posts: 14
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I bought Knautia Macedonica Melton Pastels which I grew successfully but this is what has come up they are very dark and hardly pastel. They are very indeed but does anyone know what variety it is.
Thanks

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    edited July 2021
    looks like Scabious chile black, which, in my humble opinion, is much nicer than melton pastels which are often a bit wishy washy
    Devon.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Scabious  Black Knight. Same family but have crossed along the way! 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    One of the above. I grow them from seed, but they don't seem to survive the winter here.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’ve had my Knautia for many years, just the big standard wine red colour, Scabious don’t survive the winter though. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Gary_L67Gary_L67 Posts: 14
    Thanks, I will see what happens in winter. Must say I love them
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