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Botanical Name
: Centaurea cyanus (blue)
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Common Name
: Cornflower/Bachelor's Button (blue)
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Type
: Annual. Lives just one year. Grows quickly, blooms heavily, dies with first frost. Can regrow following spring if seed falls on bare ground.
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Color
: "Cornflower Blue", the bluest blue in the flower kingdom.
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Bloom Time
: Early mid and late season
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Flower
: Fluffy button-like flower
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Sun/Shade
: Full sun to light shade.
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Soil Preferences
: Adaptable
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Moisture Requirments
: Average moisture, well-drained.
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Where To Grow It
: All regions, prohibited in NC
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Zones
: 3-10 Prohibited in NC
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