Flowers and leaves resemble those of our native Field Scabious but the flowers are deep pinkish red or burgundy in colour.

This is a cultivated plant that sometimes escapes and thrives for a time in the wild.

Flowers June to September.

Perennial.

It is difficult to determine the status of this species as a wild plant in Britain due to lack of records.

Rare as a naturalised plant in Leicestershire and Rutland. It was not included in the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire.