Pinky Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus) - This is an old time classic annual flower, not to be confused with its cousin the Purple Mountain Cornflower, which is a perennial (Centaurea montana). Also known as “cornflower,” these strikingly pink flowers showed up a week earlier than the blue flowers of the blue plant it grew from... one spring in 2019 and never again! That single plant was replanted 1500' away from the blue and has remained true to type - light pink blooms that arise a few days earlier than the well known cousins Blue Boy and Red Boy. Bachelor button flowers are low maintenance and grow well in a full sun.
30 seeds per packet
Growing Information: Requires cold stratification before seeding. (4-5 weeks of refrigeration, pre-winter or early spring sowing.) Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost date. Broadcast seed on top of soil and lightly cover, add dome or plastic film and leave in darkness until emergence. Seeds can be sown outdoors in the late fall to satisfy cold period required for spring germination.
Days to Germination: 7 - 14
Plant Spacing: 6" - 10" (15cm - 25cm)
Plant Height: 30" - 38" (75cm - 95cm)
Features:
Hardiness Zones: Annual
Bloom Time: Early Summer to Fall
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Attracts Bees
Great as Cut Flowers or Bouquets
