Scabious 39vivid violet39 is a relatively low45growing variety with mauve45purple pincushion flowers carried above finely cut foliage vivid violet is very free flowering in bloom from july to september and more mildew resistant than many other cultivars its flowers are a magnet for bees and butterflies and make a lovely cut flower as well its low mounding habit makes this hardy perennial a welcome addition to rockeries and the front of sunny borders height 35cm 4014