Blue Cornflower or Bachelor Button Seeds

Centaurea cyanus

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A favorite annual in meadows from Maine to California, Blue Cornflower adds true blue blooms to the summer garden or meadow. Also known as Bachelor Button, silver foliage offsets its blue blooms tremendously and attracts birds (especially American goldfinches) with its seed. Blue Cornflower is extremely easy to grow and is gorgeous planted on its own or paired with other colors of Cornflower. All of the seed we handle at American Meadows is non-GMO, neonicotinoid-free and guaranteed to grow. Annual.

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World-famous “cornflower blue” is the bluest blue in the flower kingdom, and that makes this many people’s favorite flower. Easy to grow, quick to bloom, great for cutting. Strong seedlings have a “silvery” look in a seeded meadow. In fact, cornflower grows so well, it has become somewhat of a pest in some areas, most notably the Southeast. Birds love seed. American goldfinches (wild canaries), particularly, put on quite a show as they dive into fields of this flower when it is going to seed. This is the famous flower of many romantic legends, thus the name “Bachelor’s Button”. Young single girls wore the bloom as a signal of availability in Old England. It also always figures prominently in the Victorian "Language of Flowers"--of which there are several versions. 

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Advantages
  • Bee Friendly
  • Attracts Butterflies
  • Attracts Birds
  • Mass Plantings
  • Naturalizes
  • Easy To Grow
  • Low Maintenance
  • Cut Flowers
Life Cycle
Annual
Light Requirements
  • Full Sun
  • Half Sun / Half Shade
Bloom Time
Summer

Additional information

Soil Moisture
  • Average
  • Dry
Soil Type
  • Clay Soil
  • Well-Drained Soil
  • Loamy Soil
  • Sandy Soil
Mature Height
28-36" tall
Seed Coverage
1/4 lb covers 1,089 sq ft
1 lb covers 4,355 sq ft
5 lbs covers 21,775 sq ft
10 lbs covers 1 acre
Growing Zones
  • Zone 1
  • Zone 2
  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10
Ideal Region
  • Northeast
  • Southeast
  • Midwest
  • Southwest
  • West
  • Pacific Northwest
Native To
Europe
Neonicotinoid Free
Yes
Non-GMO
Yes
Ships As
Seed
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