Scabiosa stellata Family: Dipsacaceae Common Name(s): Grown by: , Danville If you like making dried flower arrangements, this pincushion flower is for you. It is an annual that thrives in full sun in all parts of the Bay Area. The pale blue-lilac flowers are long lasting, but eventually turn into a beautiful papery inch-wide globe of seeds that are a perfect accent for flower arrangements. Photo by Bruce Peters