I just uploaded these photographs to Flickr last night and decided that they would make an excellent Flower Friday post.  Scabiosa (aka pincushion flower) is one of my favorite plants — it’s a perennial (my plants made it through winter without completely dying this year), it’s drought tolerant, and pollinators love it.

Scabiosa & Reakirt’s Blue Butterfly

Scabiosa & Reakirt’s Blue Butterfly

Scabiosa & Angry Bug