Cephalaria gigantea woody at base?
Hi all, I have grown some giant scabious from seed a year ago and last year they grew very tall but didn't flower. I wanted to know is this plant supposed to have a woody base? It has made me think if I got my seeds mixed up? The base is woody. Is this correct of scabious? The thing is there are buds coming through but they are about 8 inches up the woody part and I read it should be cut to the ground. If I had done that I wouldn't have had any buds surely? Thanks 
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I think we need a photo CraighB.
Lots of perennials will make new growth up the stem if you don't cut them back, they make growth from the base if you do cut them.
In the sticks near Peterborough
My cepahalaria is very leafy at the base and I didn't cut it back in the autumn.
Still not cut back.
Getting very tall but not flowering is interesting.
I wouldn't chop until you know what you've got
In the sticks near Peterborough
I've given up with Cepahalaria, it seeded everywhere with me and the huge tap roots rocket downwards through every clump of herbaceous stuff before I'd noticed they were there.
They can indeed get very woody. sometimes more then 2" 5cm thick.