Classic Fantastic Bachelor's Button cornflower
Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Fantastic Bachelors Button'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
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 Fantastic Bachelor's Button' cornflower (Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Fantastic Bachelor's Button') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and containers. It grows well in cool weather and can ride out a light frost. This plant likes full sun, average moisture, and sandy or loamy soil. It blooms in spring and again in summer, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit the flowers. Deer tend to pass it by. It is drought tolerant, so it needs little care.
Pairs well with Common poppy, False Queen Anne's lace, California poppy, and Yarrow.