Bachelor's Button 'Classic Romantic'

Centaurea are also known as Bachelor's Buttons, and Cornflowers. These familiar, charming, beautifully-coloured pompoms on fuzzy grey stems, are well loved by humans and attractive to beneficial hover-flies. Cornflowers are highly attractive to pollinators and beneficial insects like Syrphid flies. The flowers are edible, and the plants are drought resistant for xeriscaping. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong the bloom period, and to keep plants looking tidy.

DETAILS:

QTY: 75

TYPE: Hardy Annual

DEPTH: 1/4"

GERMINATION: 7-14 days at 16-18°C

SITE: Sun.

HEIGHT: Approx. 36"

SPACING: 9-12".

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

How To Grow:

Direct seed (recommended): Sow seeds thinly in rows, 6 seeds per foot, 1/4" deep, as soon as soil can be worked. Cover lightly. Keep soil surface moist until emergence. When seedlings have first true leaves, thin to 6-9" apart.
Transplant: Sow 3-4 weeks before last frost. Transplant into cell packs or larger containers when the first true leaves appear. Grow at 50-55°F (10-12°C) during the night for several weeks to develop a root ball.