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Organic Cornflower or Bachelor Button Seeds

1/4 Pound

$12.95

Sale: $9.71

1 Pound

$43.95

Sale: $32.96

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Quick Overview

Organic Cornflower "Polka Dot Mix". You'll have flowers in blue, pink, white and maroon. Annual.

Details

SKU	CCPG
Common Name	Cornflower or Bachelor Button
Botanical Name	Centaurea cyanus
Plant Type/Life Cycle	Annual
Seeds Per Pound	96,000
Seeds Per Packet	N/A
Bloom Time	Summer
Primary Flower Color	Mixed
Light Requirements	Full Sun, Mostly Sunny, Half Sun / Half Shade
Days to Germination	7-14 depending on soil and weather condtions.
Estimated Mature Height	16-24 inches tall
Soil Moisture	Dry, Average, Well Draining
Will Tolerate	Sandy Soil, Loamy Soil, Clay Soil, Acidic Soil, Moist/Wet Soil, Drought/Dry Soil
Is It Organic?	Yes
Native To	Europe
Native to	Europe
Ships As	Seed
Ideal Growing Region	Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Southwest, West, Pacific NorthWest
Zones	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Suggested Uses	Showy Flowers, Extended Blooms, Easy to Grow
Prohibited In	North Carolina
Is It Storable?	Yes - You can store your seed in any cool (not freezing) dry place that is not subject to extreme temperature variations.

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Description

It's millions of peoples' favorite flower the world over--the Cornflower, or "Bachelor's Button." It's beautiful in the garden, stunning in a vase, and the petals are even edible, great for adding fresh color to frosting on cakes and mixed into salads. Now the seeds for the multicolored mix called "Polka Dot" are being grown organically, which is important to many gardeners, and all cooks.

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American Meadows Cornflower or Bachelor Button Seeds, Organic - 1/4 LB

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4/25/2010

5.0

Lots of blooms, very satisfied

By DiDi

from West Central Wisconsin

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Pros

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Healthy

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Comments about American Meadows Cornflower or Bachelor Button Seeds, Organic - 1/4 LB:

I turning much of my yard into natural flowers, native flowers, and wild flowers.

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