Centaurea cyanus
Bachelor's Button
Common names: Cornflower, Blue Cornflower
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Description
The cornflower displays a distinctive cornflower blue that brings a touch of summer meadow to the garden. This annual wildflower blooms from June to August, is drought tolerant, and attracts bees and bumblebees. Its edible flowers can be used to garnish salads and summer bowls.
Care instructions
Sow the cornflower directly into the garden from March in a sunny, somewhat sparse location—no fertilized soil is needed. A fall sowing in September produces especially vigorous plants and early flowering. Water sparingly; the plant tolerates dryness well. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong blooming into late summer.
Companion planting
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