Snowman cornflower
Centaurea cyanus 'Snowman'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet 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
'Snowman' cornflower (Centaurea cyanus 'Snowman') is an annual for borders, cut flower gardens, 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 and average to moist soil of most types. It grows 24 to 36 inches tall and blooms in spring and summer, drawing butterflies, bees, and birds. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Common poppy, False Queen Anne's lace, and California poppy.