Bachelor Button Flower Seedlings

Bachelor button flower seedlings. Bachelor s button should self seed in the fall but collecting bachelor s button seeds is extremely easy and growing bachelor s button seeds is a great way to spread them around your garden and with your neighbors. I had done some research as far as easy seeds to start and had purchased a packet of bachelor buttons. I personally think that direct sowing bachelor s button seeds is the choice to make. As they are edible the harvested flowers may be used in the kitchen as well.

Centaurea cyanus commonly known as cornflower or bachelor s button is an annual flowering plant in the family asteraceae native to europe in the past it often grew as a weed in cornfields in the broad sense of corn referring to grains such as wheat barley rye or oats hence its name it is now endangered in its native habitat by agricultural intensification particularly over use of. This also makes them an excellent choice for containers and raised beds. Jul 23 2019 explore frances talkington s board bachelor buttons followed by 198 people on pinterest. Bachelor button or centaurea cyanus is also known as the cornflower.

That s right bachelor buttons were among the first few types of flowers that i ever grew and are definitely part of the reason that i m still growing flowers. Bachelor button flowers grow well in a full sun location and care of bachelor button plants is minimal. It was the first spring at the house i was renting and had received permission to start a small garden there. Long lasting flowers bloom from june to august and perform well as cut stems.

First as always i prepare the planting bed with a high quality compost. Keep reading to learn more about bachelor s button seed propagation and how to grow bachelor s button seeds. Mature plants are drought tolerant undemanding and attractive to butterflies. See more ideas about bachelor buttons beautiful flowers planting flowers.

Centaurea cyanus plants have been cultivated for centuries and have picked up many nicknames along the way including bachelor s buttons basket flower bluebonnet blue bottle blue bow blue cap cornflower boutonniere flower and hurt sickle the quick growing flowers will reach a height of about 30 inches and a spread of 10 inches in all growing zones when given a bright spot. Bachelor buttons centaurea cyanus offer many uses in the landscape as this european native naturalizes easily in most parts of the united states. The first flower that i ever grew from seed were bachelor buttons. Bachelor buttons are readily started from seed sown directly into the garden after all.

Bachelor s button plants don t seem especially particular about their growing conditions in my yard.