Bachelor's Button 'Blue Boy'

This heirloom favourite produces masses of brilliant, true-blue blooms on sturdy stems—perfect for cutting gardens and cottage-style beds. These familiar, charming pompoms in vibrant blue sit atop fuzzy grey stems, beloved by gardeners and highly attractive to beneficial hoverflies. Cornflowers are easy to grow, edible, and drought-resistant—ideal for xeriscaping. Deadhead spent blooms to prolong flowering and keep plants looking tidy. Also known as Cornflower.

DETAILS:

QTY: 100

TYPE: Hardy Annual

SITE: Sun

DEPTH: 1/4"

GERMINATION: 7-14 days at 16-18°C

HEIGHT: Approx. 36"

SPACING: 9-12"

PINCH: Yes

HARVEST: Fresh: When flowers are 1/4 to 1/2 open

How To Grow:
Direct seed (recommended):
Sow seeds outdoors as soon as the soil can be worked. Cover lightly and keep the soil surface moist until emergence. Thin seedlings to 15–23 cm (6–9") apart once they have their first true leaves.

Transplant:
Start indoors 3–4 weeks before the last frost. Transplant into larger containers when the first true leaves appear. Grow at 10–12 °C at night for several weeks to help develop a strong root ball.