Product Description
Overview
Gigantea Cephalaria Seeds grow into stately plants with large, pale yellow pincushion-like blooms that attract bees and butterflies. Standing tall above most garden flowers, they make an excellent background or focal point plant. Known for their resilience and long blooming period, Cephalaria Gigantea adds a graceful, meadow-like touch to gardens and landscapes.
Key Features
- Produces tall stems with large, soft yellow blooms.
- Excellent pollinator attractor for bees and butterflies.
- Ideal for borders, cottage gardens, and wildflower areas.
- Non-GMO, premium-quality seeds.
- Low maintenance and drought-tolerant once established.
- Long flowering season throughout summer.
Specifications
- Common Name: Giant Scabious
- Scientific Name: Cephalaria gigantea
- Flower Color: Pale Yellow
- Plant Type: Perennial
- Blooming Season: Early to Late Summer
- Height: 4–7 feet
- Sunlight Requirement: Full Sun
- Soil Type: Well-drained, moderately fertile soil
- Water Requirement: Moderate
- Germination Time: 14–21 days
- USDA Zones: 3–8
- Maintenance Level: Low
- GMO Status: Non-GMO
Planting & Growing Guide
- Sow seeds indoors 6–8 weeks before the last frost or directly outdoors in spring.
- Plant seeds 1/8 inch deep in moist, well-drained soil.
- Keep soil lightly moist until germination.
- Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle, spacing 18–24 inches apart.
- Provide full sunlight and moderate watering.
- Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering.
