Bachelor Button, Tall Blue Cornflower Seeds

Tall Blue Bachelor Button Cornflower Seeds (Centaurea Cyanus Blue), Annual Wildflower

Minimum 30 Seeds per Package

These well-known drought tolerant annuals make great cut flowers for fresh or dried arrangements. They are a beautiful cornflower blue color. Grow them easily from seeds, and display them in your flower gardens. This tall variety makes the perfect size for containers, too. Remove spent flowers to extend the bloom season and to increase the flower size.

Centaurea Cyanus plants prefer full sun in mild climates and partial shade in the hottest regions. They tolerate a wide variety of soils as long as it drains well. Cornflowers perform the best in mild climates with moderate water, but they can withstand drought. Bachelor's Button flowers are very attractive to both bees and butterflies, but deer leave the plants alone.

Directly sow seeds outdoors in early spring as soon as soil can be worked. Prepare seedbed by loosening soil and weeding. Sow the flower seeds in rows, 6 seeds per foot. Thin seedlings to 6 - 12 inches apart. In mild winter climates, seed can be sown in the fall for very early blooms the following spring. Cornflower can re-seed to bring you beautiful new plants.

Season: Annual

USDA Zones: 3 - 10

Height: approx. 25” - 30” inches

Bloom Season: Summer and fall

Bloom Color: Blue

Environment: Full sun to partial shade

Soil Type: Well-drained, pH 6.6 - 7.8

Deer Resistant: Yes

Temperature: 65F

Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days

Light Required: No

Depth: 1/4 inch

Sowing Rate: 10 - 12 seeds per plant or 6 seeds per foot

Moisture: Keep seeds lightly moist until germination

Plant Spacing: 6 - 12 inches

North Texas – direct sow in March or April, after last frost.

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