Tall Blue Cornflower, Bachelor Button, Wildflower, Young Love
Makes an excellent cut or dried flower. Bachelor’s Buttons bloom just 10 - 12 weeks after their seeds are sown. Cornflower "Tall Blue" is a true wildflower classic and a standard in any "wild" garden.
Drought tolerant, Tall Blue Bachelor Buttons prefer to bloom during the cooler temps of spring and can be used as a wonderful cut flower as well.
Name: Tall Blue Bachelor’s Button
Other Common Names: Cornflower
Scientific Name: Centaurea Cyanus
Color: Blue
Plant Seeds: Outdoors After Frost / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost
Bloom Time: Early Summer - Fall
Hardiness Zone: N/a (but Reseeds Itself Easily, So It Acts Like a Perennial in All Zones)
Plant Height: 24 - 36”
Plant Spacing: 15 - 18”
Light Requirements: Sun - Part Shade