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Bachelor??s Button Seeds
Scientific Name: Centaurea cyanus (multicolored).
Common Name: Bachelor??s Button, Cornflower.
Plant duration: Annual.
Seasonal life over: Bachelor??s Button plant perishes with the first frost of the year.
Self-sowing: Yes.
Origin: Europe.
Hardiness: Very hardy. Can tolerate drought.
Zone: 3-10 Don??t order if you live in North Carolina (NC).
They don??t want bachelor buttons growing there.
Region of cultivation: Anywhere in North America, except North Carolina (NC).
Soil type: Any.
Soil humidity: Moderate.
Soil temperature: 60 to 70 degrees.
Seed sowing spacing: 12-14 inches.
Seed sowing depth: 1/8 inches from the soil surface.
Seed germination: 1-3 weeks from the time of sowing.
Sun exposure: Complete to partial.
Growth: Quick and easy.
Bloom period: March-June.
Propagation: Through seeds.
Physical Appearance:
- Plant height: 2-3 feet.
- Plant structure: Slender.
- Flower color: Blue, Pink, Red and White.
- Flower size: Small.
- Flower structure: Disc flowers, Furry, button shaped.
- Flower arrangement: Multiple, because of the plant being multi-stemmed.
- Leaves: Bluish-Gray in color due to tiny White hair covering the leaves?? surface.
- General looks: Ornamental.
Additional key features:
- The plant spreads in some regions.
- The seedling of Bachelor??s Button is silver-green in color.
Maintenance: Very easy.
Applications:
- In flower arrangements, because of its quite long vase life and color retention.
- Dried flowers used as accessories in flower arrangements.
- In floral gardens.
- On the road sides.
- Edging.
- Open fields.
- In inks and dyes.
- In shampoo.
- Some parts of the plant are edible in various forms.
- Some parts of the plants have medicinal value.
Gardener Skill level: Beginner.