BACHELOR'S BUTTON SEEDS
Centaurea cyanus
Butterflies love them! - Superb for cutting - Easy to grow
Bachelor's Buttons produce an abundant supply of 2-inch double, fringed, thistle-like blooms in late spring and early summer. In mild summer areas they will continue to flower until September if the old flowers are removed. Attracts butterflies. Sow in fall in mild winter areas or early spring everywhere.
NEW FOR 2012AN01207 FIREWORKS
Bachelor's Button Seeds
Brilliant, 1.5-2 inch, red, white, and blue flowers
on easy to grow, 24-30 inch tall plants.
AN06022 DWARF BLUE
Bachelor's Button Seeds
Dazzling sky-blue flowers. Plants grow up to 2 feet tall.
AN02016 RED BALL
Bachelor's Button Seeds
2-3 foot plants with raspberry-pink blooms. They are long-lasting
fresh cut or dried
flowers. Packet 1/8 ounce, about 700 seeds.
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AN06027 WHITE BALL
Bachelor's Button Seeds
Heavy blooming 30-36" plants carry creamy white blooms. Packet is 1/8 ounce, about 800 seeds.
How to Plant BACHELOR'S BUTTON Seeds
Direct sow in rows, 6 seeds
per foot as soon as the soil
can worked in spring. Thin to
6-12 inches apart. Can be
started indoors in 2 inch pots, 4 - 6 weeks before planting out.
Kept at 65° F., germination is in 1-2 weeks.
Comments: Full sun, part sun in warm climates. Tolerates a wide variety of soils as long as drainage is good. Moderate water. Best performance in cool weather. In mild winter climates seed can be sown in fall for very early bloom the following season. Excellent cut flowers, fresh or dried. Attracts bees and butterflies. Deer resistant. Easy to grow, self-sows.
