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
