Bachelor’s Buttons

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Bachelor’s Button Mix

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Centaurea cyanus (90 days) Open pollinated. Showy blend of blue, pink, red, white flowers with blue predominating.

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Blue Boy Bachelor’s Button

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Centaurea cyanus (90 days) Open pollinated. Annual. Classic showy blue flowers are easy to grow.

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Garnet Boy Bachelor’s Button

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Centaurea cyanus (90 days) Open pollinated. Annual. Ruffled dark maroon flowers, sometimes called Black Gem Bachelor’s Button. 3' tall. Hard to find.

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Jubilee Gem Bachelor’s Button - Organic

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Centaurea cyanus (60 days) Open pollinated. Early frilly 2" periwinkle-blue blooms on semi-dwarf 2' plants. A popular favorite with a long bloom period.

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Red Boy Bachelor’s Button

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Centaurea cyanus (90 days) Open pollinated. Annual. Deep red flowers are cheery and bright. 3' tall.

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Bachelor’s Button

~180 seeds/g.

Annual. Named for the centaurs of Greek mythology. Easy to grow, great for cutflowers and beds. Common name may refer to the tight unopened buds’ resemblance to buttons or to their popularity as boutonnieres. Also known as Cornflower and, formerly, Hurt-Sickle because its wiry stems dulled many a sickle during mowing time.

Culture: Start indoors at 60–65° 2 months before setting out, or direct seed in May in a sunny location. Deadhead for persistent blooms, or make a succession planting in mid-late June if you desire late-summer flowering. Will self-sow. Lasts longer than most flowers after frost. Excellent drought resistance. Cut when flowers are just beginning to open—they’ll open more in the vase and last 6–10 days. 3'. Cannot ship to Alaska.