Jubilee Gem cornflower
Centaurea cyanus 'Jubilee Gem'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Sizeup to 24 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Jubilee Gem' cornflower (Centaurea cyanus 'Jubilee Gem') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, 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 soil of most types. It blooms in spring and again in summer, and butterflies, bees, and birds visit the flowers. It sits low on the menu for deer. It grows up to 24 inches tall.
Pairs well with Common poppy, False Queen Anne's lace, and California poppy.