Bachelor's Button

Lovely, nearly black flowers are perfect for the old-fashioned cottage garden. This rare heirloom was listed in Buist’s 1942 catalog. Colorful and unique.

• Annual
• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 6-10" 
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Centaurea cyanus

Growing Tips: Sow in place in fall or winter (mild winter climates) or early spring where winters are severe. Space plants 8-12 inches. Removing spent blooms prolongs the blooming season. Self-sows freely.

An incredibly electrifying blue, double flowers on tall 3-feet plants that bloom all season. Very easy to grow. It is a self-seeding annual, so you will not have to replant. The name is a nod to an old tradition for men who are “courting” to wear a blue bachelor’s button, stuck into the buttonhole of their jackets.

• Annual
• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 6-10" 
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Centaurea cyanus

Growing Tips: Sow in place in fall or winter (mild winter climates) or early spring where winters are severe. Space plants 8-12 inches. Removing spent blooms prolongs the blooming season. Self-sows freely.

Hardy Annual. This balanced formula of assorted Bachelor Buttons is mostly two-toned color patterns. The spectrum runs from sky blue through royal blue, deep burgundy to reds, rose, pinks, and white. Lends wonderful color to beds, borders, and especially to old-style cottage garden designs. Makes a perfect cut flower too! Truly an artistic new spin to an old classic favorite.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 6-10" 
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Centaurea cyanus

Growing Tips: Sow in place in fall or winter (mild winter climates) or early spring where winters are severe. Space plants 8-12 inches. Removing spent blooms prolongs the blooming season. Self-sows freely.

(Centaurea cyanus) With a soft and romantic mix of pinks, blushes, ivory and magenta tones (and some bicolors), this elegant mix refines and redefines the cornflower into a highend floral design element. We love this mix for arrangements, beds and borders, and don’t forget the flowers are edible, too! A range of pollinators adore this mix; you’ll find the 3-foot-tall plants buzzing with action.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 6-10" 
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Centaurea cyanus

Growing Tips: Annual. Sow in place in fall or winter (mild winter climates) or early spring where winters are severe. Space plants 8-12 inches. Removing spent blooms prolongs the blooming season. Self-sows

Set off an explosion of color with this patriotic mix of red, white, and blue cornflowers. Plants stand 30 inches tall and are excellent for pots, beds, borders and, of course, the cutting garden. Time the planting right and you’ll have an incredibly festive Fourth of July floral display! Pollinators will flock to this glorious mix.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 7-14 Days
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Ideal Temperature: 60-75 F
• Plant Spacing: 6-10" 
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Centaurea cyanus

Growing Tips: Annual. Sow in place in fall or winter (mild winter climates) or early spring where winters are severe. Space plants 8-12 inches. Removing spent blooms prolongs the blooming season. Self-sows