Plant ID

TheGreenMan

Me again!

I kept some of the pots that were here when we moved in in April to see what might have been in there.

This one has flowered and was wondering if anyone knows what it is?



Who paints pots in that colour?

Anyway....your help, as always, is much appreciated. 

J. 

AnniD

Pretty sure it's a type of scabious 
Possibly this one ?
https://www.sarahraven.com/products/scabiosa-caucasica-perfecta

gondor

Could it be a knautia macedonia? Looks similar to scabiosa.

TheGreenMan

Thanks @gondor

Yeah I was thinking it looked like scabiosa.

I shall look at knautia.  I knew there was a flower that looked similar but couldn't remember the name.

TheGreenMan

Thanks @AnniD

I missed your post and just ended up at that exact place

Scabiosa caucasica 'Perfecta Blue'

TheGreenMan

Do you think I could dig em out of that LOVELY pot and pop them in the front garden?

bcpathome

I should think so. They’re pretty robust 

TheGreenMan

I shall give it a go once the sun moves to the side of the house at 7 

gondor

If any bits fall off just stick them in the soil and they should root easily.

JennyJ

Definitely scabious, not knautia. Knautia flowers are smaller and (as far as I know) are either crimson red or the Melton Pastels strain which is light to medium shades of pink, no blues.

Lyn

knautia macedonia is always red.  That one’s a Scabious.