Knautia 'Thunder & Lightning' #1Knautia 'Thunder & Lighting', commonly known as "Field Scabiosa", has dark magenta pin cushion flowers on top of stems that move in the wind. Blooms: early summer to early fall Light: full sun Soil: well drained, regular garden soil Spacing: 12" Height at maturity: 1. 5 2' Flower head size: 3 3. 5" Zones: 2 10 Images are used for general reference only. The size, shape, leaf color and bloom state of each plant will vary. This plant is not available

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producing a dense leaf cover and nearly spherical form

The Geum coccineum 'Cooky' has shorter clumps of hairy lobed leaves that produce taller stems of vibrant orange flowers

Watering: dry between watering

Blooms: August

Pruning: prune to maintain desired shape

and a slightly smaller size

Pro tip: looks better when planted in groups

Sage-green foliage is topped with red tips offering a distinctive look in foundation plantings

A classic native flowering shrub for the garden with year round attraction

Height at maturity: 12"

and then the red comes back again in fall