Bachelor's Button 'Choice Mix'

Centaurea cyanus

Cut flower, edible bloom, and medicinal herb all in one tiny package. This cottage garden favorite works well in wildflower and garden-style floral designs with its delicate, ruffled petals in shades of blue, lavender, and rosy hues. Prized for its versatility, it’s as at home in a vase as it is in the kitchen or as part of an herbal remedy. It makes my heart happy🦋💙.

Packet contains approximately 100 seeds.

DETAILS

Plant type: Hardy annual 
Days to maturity: 65–75 days
Light preference: Full sun
Plant spacing: 6–9 inches
Plant height: 30–38 inches
Hybrid status: Open pollinated

SOWING

Depth: ¼ inch
Days to germination: 7–14 days at 60–65°F

How to Grow

Direct seed (recommended): In early spring or fall, sow seeds thinly in rows, 6 seeds per foot, 1/4” deep. Keep soil surface moist until emergence. When seedlings have first true leaves, thin to 6-9” apart. Prefers cool weather. Store seeds in the freezer for help with germination.

Harvest & Vase Life

Fresh: Harvest when flowers are 1/4 to 1/2 open. If harvesting sprays, cut when at least one flower is open and others are showing color. Dried: Harvest when 3/4 to fully open. Harvest regularly for even MORE blooms!
Expected vase life: 6 to 10 days.

SHIPPING

FREE: $100 or more on any seeds
$3.95: 1–9 seed packets
$7.95: 10+ seed packets

Seeds ship within 1–3 business days unless noted otherwise on main page.

*SEED-ONLY SHIPPING FEES:

FREE: $100 or more on any seeds
$4.95: 1–9 seed packets
$7.95: 10+ seed packets

*Does NOT include Alaska and Hawaii (these will be calculated at checkout based on USPS rates)

Combined orders, such as seeds and tubers/bulbs, will be calculated at checkout.

Once an order has been placed, it cannot be cancelled or combined with another order. If there is an issue or error with your order, please email support@petalbackfarm.com and we'll make it right :)