Knautia macedonica 'Mars Midget'

RHS Plant Profile
Macedonian scabious 'Mars Midget'

Save a plant

Where do you want to save Knautia macedonica 'Mars Midget'?

Plants I own
Wishlist
Go to My Plants
Macedonian scabious 'Mars Midget' RHS
Macedonian scabious 'Mars Midget' RHS
Plants for pollinators
Herbaceous Perennial
Buy this from Plant Nurseries
18 Suppliers

Clump-forming perennial, a dwarf form to 40cm in height, with pinnately-lobed basal leaves and finely dissected stem leaves, with a succession of deep purplish-red pincushion-like flowerheads 3-4cm across, from mid-summer to autumn

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.1-0.5 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
2–5 years
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Loam Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H7

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Caprifoliaceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Semi evergreen, Deciduous
Habit
Clump forming
Genus
Knautia can be annuals or perennials, and may have simple or pinnately lobed leaves and scabious-like flower-heads
Name Status
Accepted

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile well-drained, preferably alkaline soil in full sun

Propagation

Propagate by seed in containers in a cold frame in spring, or take basal softwood cuttings in spring

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Wildlife gardens
  • Gravel garden
  • Cut flowers
  • Flower borders and beds
  • Underplanting of roses and shrubs

Pruning

Dead head to prolong flowering cut back stems in autumn or spring just before new growth appears

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids

Diseases

May be susceptible to Powdery mildews