Classic Romantic Bachelors Buttons
SKU
classicromantic
$3.30
Centaurea cyanus. Lovely shades of pinks and reds with a touch of white on the tips of the petals. Great for naturalizing or a summer bouquet, this will give a little feeling of romance to any garden. Bachelors Buttons last well as a cutflower and are quite an attractor for bees, butterflies and other beneficial insects. Excellent for successive plantings that display colour all season. Full sun. Height 32-40''. Approx. 220 seeds/pkg.
Details
Light Requirement
Sun, Partial
Bloom Time
Summer
Planting Method
Direct Seed, Start Indoors
Life Cycle
Annual
Height
24 - 36"
Characteristics
Cut Flower, Pollinator
Colour
Mixed
Growing Information
Planting:
May be started early inside, but they grow and bloom very fast from direct seeding outside. Sow seed about 2 weeks before last frost. Just cover and they usually germinate in 7 days.
Growing:
Successive sowings will provide blooms all season. Space 12 inches apart in full sun.