{"product_id":"tall-blue-seed-centaurea-cyanus","title":"Tall Blue Bachelor's Button \"Blue Coneflower\" (Centaurea cyanus) Seeds – Classic Vivid Blue Blooms, Pollinator Favorite, Great for Cutting \u0026 Meadows","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMinimum: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e100+ Seeds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe Bachelor's Button Everyone Remembers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eFew blues in the garden match this one, an electric, almost unnatural shade that's made cornflower a cutting garden and meadow staple for generations. Tall Blue Cornflower, also called bachelor's button, sends up slender, branching stems topped with fringed, vivid blue blooms that bees and butterflies visit constantly through summer. It's an old-fashioned cottage garden classic, easy from seed and just as at home naturalized in a wildflower meadow as lined up in neat cutting garden rows.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho Grows Tall Blue Cornflower?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cutting garden grower wanting reliable, vivid blue stems for summer bouquets.\u003cbr\u003eThe pollinator gardener wanting a strong nectar source for bees and butterflies.\u003cbr\u003eThe cottage garden gardener wanting an easy, old-fashioned classic bloom.\u003cbr\u003eThe wildflower meadow gardener wanting a fast, self-seeding naturalizing annual.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat This Classic Cutting Garden Annual Actually Is\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eCentaurea cyanus\u003c\/em\u003e, called cornflower or bachelor's button, is a fast-growing annual in the aster family, native to Europe and long naturalized across North America as both a garden flower and field wildflower. Plants grow upright and branching, 2 to 3 feet tall in tall varieties, with narrow, grayish-green leaves and fringed, thistle-like flowers in an intense, saturated blue, though pink and white forms occur. Blooms appear over an extended period from early to late summer, especially with regular deadheading, and are highly attractive to bees, butterflies, and other pollinators. The flowers also dry well, retaining much of their blue color, making them popular in dried arrangements and potpourri. Grown as a hardy annual, it tolerates light frost and often self-seeds readily where conditions allow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the Garden \u0026amp; Vase\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFresh cut flowers:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cut stems as blooms open for long-lasting, vivid blue additions to bouquets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDried flower crafts:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harvest and dry blooms for wreaths, potpourri, or lasting dried arrangements.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWildflower meadow planting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Direct sow into a meadow mix for a naturalizing, self-seeding patch.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePollinator border:\u003c\/strong\u003e Plant in a sunny bed to draw bees and butterflies through summer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCottage garden classic:\u003c\/strong\u003e Mix into an informal cottage-style bed for old-fashioned charm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut-and-come-again crop:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deadhead regularly to extend bloom and maximize cut flower production.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrowing Tall Blue Cornflower Seeds\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStart method:\u003c\/strong\u003e Direct sow outdoors in early spring, as soon as soil can be worked; tolerates light frost.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGermination:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sprouts in 7-14 days.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil temperature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Germinates well in cool soil, tolerating temps many annuals cannot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Space plants 8-12 inches apart for branching, bushy growth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSunlight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tolerates poor, average soil; avoid rich ground, which causes weak, floppy stems.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWatering:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate water; established plants tolerate drought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSupport:\u003c\/strong\u003e Taller plantings may benefit from staking or grow-through netting in windy sites.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeadheading:\u003c\/strong\u003e Remove spent blooms regularly to extend flowering well into late summer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuccession sowing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sow every few weeks through spring for a continuous cut flower supply.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSelf-seeding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reseeds readily where left to go to seed, naturalizing in meadow-style plantings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardiness:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grown as a hardy annual, tolerating light frost; not perennial.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore You Close This Page\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the classic blue that cottage gardens and cutting gardens have relied on for generations. Tall Blue Cornflower delivers vivid, saturated blooms on branching stems all summer, drawing bees and butterflies while filling vases and drying beautifully for crafts. It's genuinely easy from seed, self-seeds where welcome, and works equally well massed in a meadow or grown in neat cutting rows. Grow the bachelor's button that's stayed a garden favorite because it never stops delivering.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"terramatergardens","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54436151984446,"sku":"11622","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/8836\/7166\/files\/candles-5841.png?v=1789171790","url":"https:\/\/www.terramatergardens.com\/products\/tall-blue-seed-centaurea-cyanus","provider":"Terra Mater Gardens","version":"1.0","type":"link"}