Bachelor Buttons Perennial

Bachelor buttons perennial. Centaurea cyanus bachelor s button cornflower is an annual in u s. When in full bloom they exude a luscious peach fragrance. Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 7 and lower but a perennial in usda zones 8 through 10. They like a sunny spot with some shade during the day and.

Will rebloom in fall if cut back after first blooming period. Foliage is an attractive green with a soft silvery fuzz that keeps the deer away. As a rugged reseeding annual bachelor s buttons pop up year after year. Centaurea montana has large showy violet blue flowers in late spring with spidery deeply fringed flower petals.

Perennial bachelor s button centaurea montana brings clumps of cool color to late spring and summer gardens. About the perennial bachelor s button. A true garden classic with 2 wide vivid cornflower blue flowers that possess interesting fringed petals and central black tipped bracts. She didn t dead head them or divide them so they grew out of control.

The bachelor s button also known as cornflower because of its prevalence in cornfields in its native europe is a cutting garden and cottage garden favorite. Grown for its bright blue fringed flowers the stems last for days in a cut flower arrangement. Centaurea montana and centaurea macrocephala are perennials but there is an annual bachelor button centaurea cyanus. Attractive flowers now in shades of red white and pink are available in addition to the traditional blue color of bachelor button flowers.

Bachelor buttons centaurea cyanus offer many uses in the landscape as this european native naturalizes easily in most parts of the united states. The common name perennial bachelor buttons originates from the fact that bachelors traditionally inserted these flowers in their buttonholes when calling upon their lady friends. Bachelor s button centaurea cyanus is a european wildflower that has naturalized across the united states it is a member of the asteraceae family that includes asters chicory daisies mums sunflowers and yarrow. Combine red white and blue varieties for a patriotic.

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.