Devil’sbit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) Wildlife Insight
Devil's-bit scabious lives in a range of habitats including neutral, calcareous and acid grasslands, purple moor-grass and rush pasture, fens and damp woodlands. Distribution Devil's-bit scabious is widespread across Scotland, Wales and England except around the Wash estuary. It has a more patchy distribution in Northern Ireland and the Irish
Devil'sbit Scabious Succisa pratensis lus y çhengey veg
Medium to tall hairy plant, stems erect to ascending. Basal leaves elliptical, often broadest above the middle, generally untoothed. The upper leaves often toothed. Flowers lilac to deep purple blue, very occasionally white in rounded heads 15 to 25 mm across. Similar Species. Field Scabious and Small Scabious. Identification difficulty.
Devil'sbit Scabious Succisa pratensis BRITISH NATURE GUIDE
devil's bit scabious. S. pratensis is a perennial to 60cm, with a basal rosette of obovate leaves, with branched stems bearing solitary light purple, pincushion-like flowerheads 2cm across, in summer and autumn.
Devil’sbit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) plug plants
Succisa pratensis, also known as Devil's bit scabious, is a perennial herb that is native to Europe and Asia. It is a member of the Dipsacaceae family and typically grows to be about 30-80 cm tall. The plant has small, blue-purple, pink or white flowers that bloom in the summer and early autumn. The plant has pinnate leaves.
Devil’sbit Scabious Scotia Seeds
Common Name: Devil's bit scabious Genus: Succisa Species: pratensis Skill Level: Experienced Exposure: Full sun Hardiness: Hardy Soil type: Chalky/alkaline, Boggy Height: 30cm Spread: 30cm
Devil'sbit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) Devil'sbit Scabi… Flickr
The clustered violet-hued flowers of devil's bit scabious make a beautiful addition to any pond garden. Photo by Anne Burgess / Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) Known both as devil's-bit scabious and simply devil's-bit, Succisa pratensis is a flowering perennial that produces unique clusters of blue-violet flowers.A member of the honeysuckle family, devil's-bit scabious can.
Devil’sbit scabious PlantLore
Succisa pratensis, also known as devil's-bit or devil's-bit scabious, is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It differs from other similar species in that it has four-lobed flowers, whereas small scabious and field scabious have five lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family.
Parish Nature Notes for September John Wright Sandford Heritage
About. The rounded and nodding, purple-blue flower heads of Devil's-bit scabious can be found in damp meadows and marshes, and along woodland rides and riverbanks. It is in bloom between July and October, its pincushion-like flower heads attracting a wide variety of bees and insects. It is also the foodplant for the declining Marsh fritillary.
Devils Bit Scabious Photograph by Philip Bird
Succisa pratensis, also known as devil's-bit or devil's-bit scabious, is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It differs from other similar species in that it has 4-lobed flowers, whereas small scabious and field scabious have 5 lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family. It also grows on damper ground.
Devil's Bit Scabious Herb Uses and Benefits
Succisa pratensis, also known as devil's-bit or devil's-bit scabious, is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae. It differs from other similar species in that it has four-lobed flowers, whereas small scabious and field scabious have five lobes and hence it has been placed in a…
Devil's Bit Scabious Seed Forestart
Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis. Devil's-bit Scabious. A late summer perennial, with small pincushion like purple blue flowers, that grows in a wide range of moist to free draining habitats including rough grassland, heaths, woodland rides, mires and even cliff edges in the uplands. It can be confused with sheepsbit but this prefers.
Devil’s Bit Scabious as a source of indigo? susan dye
Succisa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. [1] Species include the devil's-bit scabious, Succisa pratensis .
Wild DevilsBit Scabious Handpicked Wild Seeds Farnell Farm
Succisa pratensis, also known as devil's-bit or devil's-bit scabious, is a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae.It differs from other similar species in that it has four-lobed flowers, whereas small scabious and field scabious have five lobes and hence it has been placed in a separate genus in the same family. It also grows on damper ground.
Devil's Bit Scabious (Succisa pratensis) © Anne Burgess ccbysa/2.0
Devil's-bit scabious (Succisa pratensis) is a perennial, preferring fields and woodland margins, hedgerows and rough boggy places, ranging from hillside to sea shore. There are two similar scabious species in the UK - small scabious and field scabious, which seem to have slightly flatter flower heads and paler blooms..
Devil'sbit Scabious 6D04260
The Devil's-Bit Scabious, is a perennial flowering plant in the honeysuckle family, growing up to 1m tall, found in meadows, pastures, marshes, fens and damp woods throughout Europe and North Africa. Species of Scabious were traditionally used to treat scabies, and other afflictions of the skin including the sores caused by the bubonic plague..
The Orkney Book of Wildflowers The variety that is Devil'sbit Scabious
Devil's-bit scabious is a food plant for the caterpillars of a one of Britian's rarest and prettiest butterflies, the Marsh Fritillary. Devil's Bit Scabious, dark evergreen leaves in winter. Devil's-bit-Scabious, single blue pincushion flowers. In my Garden there are now around 100 or more established plants, grown mostly from collected.
