mourningbride
sweet scabious
scabiosa atropurpurea latin

Scabiosa atropurpurea - Mourning bride, Egyptian rose, Mournful widow, Mediterranean sweet scabious.

Some species of Scabiosa, notably small scabious (S. columbaria) and Mediterranean sweet scabious (S. atropurpurea) have been developed into cultivars for gardeners.

One of last year's Scabiosa atropurpurea seedlings stood the winter like a biennial, and like the over-wintering tobacco plants, began flowering early.

Pincushion flower (Scabiosa atropurpurea): The stamens of these double blooms are so full of pollen they look like pins stuck in a colorful pincushion.