Choice Mix Bachelor’s Buttons Seeds, Centaurea cyanus

$2.99

Bachelor’s Buttons, cornflower, or Centaurea cyanus, are an easy-to-grow addition to your cottage garden or pollinator plot. Choice Mix offers a selection of traditional cornflower colors in a romantic combination of blue, pink, lavender, and white.

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Description

“Choice Mix” Bachelor’s Buttons seeds offer a real cottage garden feel to your yard.

Bachelor’s buttons are a popular annual that is native to temperate zones in Europe but has become endangered due to extensive agriculture. It does grow beautifully in North America, however, and has become a popular flower for cottage gardens.

The stems of bachelor buttons are grayish-green and produce multiple branches. The blooms of Centaurea cyanus feature flowerheads with rings of tiny florets in shades of white, pink, lavender, and blue.

This variety of the aster family offers striking 1-1.5 inch double and semi-double flower heads on a tall stem in bright pinks, blues, whites, and purple. They’re prolific bloomers, adding color to your garden from late spring into early fall. They’re also a big favorite of butterflies, who find them conveniently tall and easy to land upon.

Just give them plenty of sunshine. They won’t need much fertilizer or additional watering once established.

Bachelor’s Buttons Benefits

  • Tall but delicate flowering plant for cottage gardens
  • Attractive to many bee species
  • High sugar nectar makes it a vital food for butterflies
  • Attracts predatory insects that protect brassicas
  • Flowers are edible and used in tea and yogurt for color enhancement
  • Excellent cut flower for arranging or drying

Tips for planting Bachelor’s Buttons seeds

Sow directly into a well-watered garden spot and cover very lightly with soil once soil temperature has reached 60°F. Keep moist until germination occurs.
In warm climates, such as zones 9-11, you can direct sow in fall for spring germination.
Otherwise, start 3 to 4 weeks before your last frost date. Provide a moist seed starting mix and surface sow seeds. Press gently into potting mix and cover lightly with soil or perlite.
Keep soil moist and transplant once first true leaves have developed. Germinates in 7 to 14 days.

Bachelor Button Details

  • Life span: Annual
  • Color scheme: Blue, pink, lavender, and white
  • Height: 30-38”
  • Time to Germinate: 7-14 days.
  • Time to maturity: 8-10 weeks

Terms of Sale

Our bachelor’s buttons seeds are sold by weight — you will receive 1,000 mg (1 gram) of seed or more, approximately 300 seeds in a small envelope, as well as detailed instructions for planting and care.

Shipping Cost is Flat Rate and covers all seed orders in a single transaction from Southern Garden, with no additional charges no matter how many you order.

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