Are you always looking for unique flowers to grow? You need to check out starflower scabiosa (Scabiosa stellata)! The blooms from this plant aren’t anything of note until they form their seed pods—and that’s when the magic occurs! Because these are actually the seed pods of the flowers, they make incredible dried flowers for everlasting crafts and are perfect for wreaths, vases and more! We start this one from seed (usually I source from @johnnys_seeds) and then save seeds each year to keep them

139K views · 6.6K reactions | The wings of blue morpho butterflies are iridescent blue — but contain absolutely no blue pigment! The color is achieved by tiny scales on the wings that have ridges, ribs and other structures that play with the physics of light at the nanoscale to reflect only bright blues. | Center for Biological Diversity | Facebook

Want flowers for spring bouquets? Plant now! Peonies, garden phlox, echinacea, monarda and scabiosa are some of the best perennials for cut flowers. 🔗 To shop, visit https://bit.ly/2Uu8ipD 🌼 Variety shown: Echinacea ‘Warm Summer’ For more inspiration, follow us – @burpeegardening! | Burpee Gardening