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.

Family:Asteraceae

Native:Europe and Asia

Hardiness:Annual

Plant Dimensions:24″36″ tall, 12″ wide

Variety Information:“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:714 days

Seed Depth:“

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.

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