Description
Bachelor’s Buttons, cornflower, or Centaurea cyanus, are an easy-to-grow addition to your cottage garden or pollinator plot. And the “Classic Romantic bachelor’s buttons” variety features soft pinks for that perfect romantic cottage garden.
Classic Romantic Bachelor’s Buttons Details
Life span: Annual
Color scheme: Pink and White
Height: 30-38”
Time to Germinate: 7-14 days.
Time to maturity: 8-10 weeks
These members of the aster family offer striking 1-1.5 inch flowers on tall stems in pink and white shades. These offer singles, semi-double, and double flowers in abundance.
They’re prolific bloomers, adding an old-fashioned cottage feel to your favorite garden bed from late spring into early fall.
Classic Romantic Bachelor’s Buttons add sweetness and vintage charm to any butterfly garden.
Bachelor Button Benefits in the Garden
• 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 can be used to color foods
• Excellent cut flower for arranging or drying
Centaurea cyanus Description
The stems of bachelor buttons are grayish-green and produce multiple branches. The blooms of Classic Romantic Centaurea Cyanus feature flowerheads of pink and white rings of tiny florets.
Bachelor buttons are a popular annual that may prove perennial in zones 8-11. It is native to temperate zones in Europe but has become endangered due to extensive agriculture. It does grow beautifully in North America, however,
Terms of Sale
You will receive a minimum of 500 mg of seed, approximately 115-125 seeds, shipped free from Florida, as well as detailed instructions for planting and care.
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