PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

CORNFLOWER / BACHELOR BUTTON SEEDS - FROSTY MIX
Centaurea cyanus
Unique annuals with red-white, and blue bi-colored blooms
Long-lasting heirloom Spring bloomers
Thrives in full sun or partially shaded areas
Uniquely colored, this easy to grow annual is an excellent choice for both the wildflower field or cutting garden!
Long lasting as a cut flower, our Frosty Mix of Bachelor's Buttons offer bicolored blooms in blue, pink and red with "frosted" white petals.
FAST FACTS

Name: Cornflower / Bachelor Button Seeds - Frosty Mix
Botanical Name:      Centaurea cyanus
Life Cycle:     Annual
Light Requirement:  Full Sun, Partial Sun
Planting Season:     Spring
Plant Type:   Bi-Colored, Double Daisy-Like Flower Heads, Lanceolate Leaf Shape, Branching Stems
Features:      Heirloom, Attracts Pollinators, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant, Cut Flower Garden, Extended Bloom Time, Container Garden, Edible
Color: Blue, Pink, Red, White
Blooms:        Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Days to Maturity:     60-90 Days
Plant Height: 30-36 inches
Plant Spacing:         6-8 inches
Planting Depth:       1/4 inch
Sowing Method:      Start Indoors, Direct Sow
Cold Stratification:   No
Hardiness Zones:    2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Ships: Year Round

PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS: CORNFLOWER

How to Plant Frosty Mix Cornflower

ABOUT CORNFLOWER

Cornflower, also called bachelor's button, offers brilliant colored, soft and frilly double blossoms with fringed petals and delicate gray-green feather foliage. It is widely cultivated in North America as a garden plant and has naturalized as an invasive species. These blooms are commonly used as fresh or dried flowers in bouquets.

WHEN TO PLANT CORNFLOWER SEEDS

Sow Cornflower seeds in early-to-mid Spring, after the threat of frost has passed for mid-Summer blooms.

WHERE TO PLANT CORNFLOWER SEEDS

Cornflower will thrive in Full Sun conditions, but is also tolerant of Partial Shade. Select an area with good, well-draining soil.

HOW TO PLANT CORNFLOWER SEEDS

Broadcast sow your seeds directly onto the surface of the soil. Compress the seeds, but leave them uncovered. Once plants have germinated, thin out to a spacing of 8-12 inches between plants.

HOW TO CARE FOR CORNFLOWER

Keep soil moist, but not wet. Also, while Cornflower will tolerate drought conditions, watering during drier periods will help improve flowering. Once the flowers have died back for the season, cut down your growth and remove the debris from the planting area.

SEED STORING
Store your seeds in a cool, dry and dark location.
Most seeds have a long shelf life at least two years, but heat and moisture will cut that life short.
Dedicate a drawer or cabinet to storing your seeds where you can also house your gardening journal close at hand for dreaming, planning and preparing