Identify lavender & pink wildflower?

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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Apr 09, 2020

Hi, I'm hoping you can identify this beauty growing in Dallas TX. It's a single bloom growing on a tall stem.

Thanks!

Marty

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Apr 09, 2020

Looks like a Scabiosa - pincushion flower. There are many cultivars but some species are considered invasive weeds. Yours looks too pretty to be a weed! LOL

Similar to https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/179731/

Here is an article about Scabiosa atropurpurea in Texas.
https://www.texasinvasives.org/plant_database/detail.php?symbol=SCAT

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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Apr 09, 2020

Thanks, Kell! The link to the DG images confirms it. There was only this one lone ranger in a whole field of blue bonnets and paintbrush, so the jury's still out whether it's invasive LOL. TBD

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