PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
GROW HEIRLOOM BACHELOR BUTTONS - PLANT IMPERIALIS MIX CORNFLOWER SEEDS
With unique layers of fringed petals, it might be hard to recognize our Imperialis Mix as the popular and prolific Cornflower or Bachelor's Button, but rest assured this unique and eye catching cultivar is just as easy to grow and just as delightful in cut flower arrangements.
FAST FACTS
| Name: | Cornflower Seeds - Imperialis Mix |
| Botanical Name: | Centaurea moschata |
| Life Cycle: | Annual |
| Light Requirement: | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Planting Season: | Spring |
| Plant Type: | Unique Fringed Flower Heads, Lanceolate Leaf Shape, Branching Stems |
| Features: | Heirloom, Attracts Pollinators, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Poor Soil Tolerant, Cut Flower Garden, Extended Bloom Time, Container Garden, Fragrant |
| Color: | White, Pink, Purple, Yellow |
| Blooms: | Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer |
| Days to Maturity: | 60-90 Days |
| Plant Height: | 30-36 inches |
| Plant Spacing: | 6-8 inches |
| Planting Depth: | 1/4 inch |
| Sowing Method: | Start Indoors, Direct Sow |
| Cold Stratification: | No |
| Seeds per Pound: | 99, 800 |
| Hardiness Zones: | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 |
| Ships: | Year Round |
Cornflower, also called bachelor's button, offers brilliant colored, soft and frilly double blossoms with fringed petals and delicate gray-green feather foliage. It is widely cultivated in North America as a garden plant and has naturalized as an invasive species. These blooms are commonly used as fresh or dried flowers in bouquets.
WHEN TO PLANT CORNFLOWER SEEDSSow Cornflower seeds in early-to-mid Spring, after the threat of frost has passed for mid-Summer blooms.
WHERE TO PLANT CORNFLOWER SEEDSCornflower will thrive in Full Sun conditions, but is also tolerant of Partial Shade. Select an area with good, well-draining soil.
HOW TO PLANT CORNFLOWER SEEDSBroadcast sow your seeds directly onto the surface of the soil. Compress the seeds, but leave them uncovered. Once plants have germinated, thin out to a spacing of 8-12 inches between plants.
HOW TO CARE FOR CORNFLOWERKeep soil moist, but not wet. Also, while Cornflower will tolerate drought conditions, watering during drier periods will help improve flowering. Once the flowers have died back for the season, cut down your growth and remove the debris from the planting area.
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