Classic Artistic Mix Bachelor's Button cornflower
Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Artistic Mix Bachelors Button'
USDA zones8 to 8
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterNeeds moderate soil
Size1 to 3 feet tall12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
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Notes
'Classic Artistic Mix Bachelor's Button' cornflower (Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Artistic Mix Bachelor's Button') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun, average moisture, and sandy or loamy soil. It grows 12 to 36 inches tall and blooms in spring and summer. Butterflies, bees, and birds visit the flowers. Deer tend to browse other plants first.
Pairs well with Common poppy, False Queen Anne's lace, California poppy, and Yarrow.