Caucasian Pincushion Flower

''Scabiosa caucasica'', the Caucasian pincushion flower, pincushion-flower or Caucasian scabious, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae, native to the Caucasus, north eastern Turkey, and northern Iran. Growing to 60 cm tall and broad, it is a clump-forming perennial with divided leaves. Pincushion-shaped buds, borne on erect stems, open to pale blue or lavender flower heads, 8 cm in diameter, from late summer through to autumn.

The plant is highly attractive to bees and other pollinating insects.