Black Button centaurea
Centaurea cyanus 'Black Button'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2.5 to 3 feet tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Black Button' centaurea (Centaurea cyanus 'Black Button') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and cottage gardens. Cool weather suits it, and it can take a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. This classic cornflower has rich color that looks almost black. Deer tend to pass it by. Bees, butterflies, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Double Zahara Cherry zinnia, Cerise Queen yarrow, and Red fescue.