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.
Variety Info
- Family: Asteraceae
- Native: Europe and Asia
- Hardiness: Drought Tolerant
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: Tall (Greater than 24")
- Variety Info: ½"–1" wide, purple, light blue, pink, and white flowers
- Attributes: Attracts Beneficial Insects, Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Edible Flower
Sowing Info
- 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: 7–14 days
- Seed Depth: ¼"
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 8"–10"
- Thinning: When 1"–2" tall, thin to 1 every 8"–10"
Growing Info
- Harvesting: For longest vase life harvest in the morning and choose buds that are about half open.
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.
Variety Info
- Family: Asteraceae
- Native: Europe and Asia
- Hardiness: Drought Tolerant
- Exposure: Full sun
- Plant Dimensions: Tall (Greater than 24")
- Variety Info: ½"–1" wide, purple, light blue, pink, and white flowers
- Attributes: Attracts Beneficial Insects, Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower, Edible Flower
Sowing Info
- 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: 7–14 days
- Seed Depth: ¼"
- Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 8"–10"
- Thinning: When 1"–2" tall, thin to 1 every 8"–10"
Growing Info
- Harvesting: For longest vase life harvest in the morning and choose buds that are about half open.