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Bachelor’s Button – Tall Blend Seeds

$2.29

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Chelmsford | 6
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Osterville | 5
Tewksbury | 5
Winchester | 8
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Description

Bachelor's button, also known as “cornflower”, is drought tolerant and needs little pampering. Flowers are great for cutting or drying and the edible petals are beautiful sprinkled on a salad. Bachelor's button will “naturalize”; it self-sows for another crop of flowers the following season, and birds love the seed heads! Attracts pollinators and beneficial insects.

Botanical Name: Centaurea cyanus
Family: Asteraceae
Native: Europe and Asia
Hardiness: Annual
Plant Dimensions: 24″–36″ tall, 12″ wide
Variety Information: ½”–1″ wide, purple, light blue, pink, and white flowers
Exposure: Full sun
Bloom Period: Summer
Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Beneficial Insects, Cut Flower, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Edible Flower

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks before your average last frost date, or in late summer/fall for blooms the following season. Mild Climates: Sow in fall for winter bloom.
When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date. Not recommended; does not transplant well. Use biodegradable pots to avoid root disturbance.
Days to Emerge: 7–14 days
Seed Depth: ¼”
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 8″–10″
Thinning: When 1″–2″ tall, thin to 1 every 8″–10″

Special Care: For optimum germination, chill seed in the refrigerator for 5 days before sowing.

Harvesting: For longest vase life harvest in the morning and choose buds that are about half open.

350 seeds.