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Flowers are a creamy white to pale yellow.

Flowers and foliage, which is more deeply lobed and feathery than other species.

Growth habit.

Dipsacaceae

Similar in habit to S. columbaria. Foliage is more feathery and stems are more branching and wiry, giving a more wild appearance. Flowers are similiar in size and shape to S. columbaria and to Knautia macedonica, but are a creamy white to pale yellow.

Plant Type: perennial

Plant Form or Habit: cushion mound or small clump

Plant Use: In beds and borders in informal gardens, as cut flowers.

Propagation:

division
stem cuttings

Flower Color:

yellow
white

Bloom Period:

early summer
mid-summer
late summer

Width: Minimum: 18 inches     Maximum: 36 inches

Foliage Texture: medium

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5

Water Requirements: average

Additional Comments: This species may look weedy planted in a more formal garden.