{"product_id":"scabiosa-japonica-var-alpina-ritz-blue-pincushion-flower","title":"Scabiosa japonica var. alpina Ritz Blue | Pincushion Flower","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"791\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"398\" data-end=\"441\"\u003eScabiosa japonica var. alpina Ritz Blue | Pincushion Flower\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-end=\"798\" data-start=\"406\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-end=\"449\" data-start=\"406\"\u003eScabiosa japonica var. alpina Ritz Blue\u003c\/strong\u003e, commonly known as the \u003cstrong data-end=\"494\" data-start=\"473\"\u003ePincushion Flower\u003c\/strong\u003e, is a \u003cstrong data-end=\"537\" data-start=\"501\"\u003ecompact, long-blooming perennial\u003c\/strong\u003e featuring \u003cstrong data-end=\"589\" data-start=\"548\"\u003edelicate blue pincushion-like flowers\u003c\/strong\u003e that sway gracefully atop \u003cstrong data-end=\"640\" data-start=\"616\"\u003eglossy green foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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