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Bachelor Button Seeds - Tall Blue

$3.25

Centaurea cyanus

A tall, brilliant blue, resilient flower. Plants grow 2-3' high and tolerate a range of growing conditions. Easy-to-grow, cut and dry. Good for succession plantings. Summer blooming.

Direct seed or transplant into the garden after all danger of frost has passed. Bachelor button will need full sun and well-draining soil. Water well to ensure good germination. Once germinated, bachelor button will need at least an inch of water per week. Typically grown for flowers. Annual.

  • Planting Information

 

Min. seeds / packetPacket weight
 
Average seeds / g
 
Average seeds / oz
60
 
0.4 g
 
200
 
5,600
Planting SeasonIdeal Soil TempSunFrost Tolerance
After Last Frost70°FFull/PartFrost Sensitive
Sowing MethodSeed DepthDirect Seed SpacingDays to harvest
Direct Seed1/4"3-6"60-90
 
Mature SpacingDays to SproutProduction CycleSeed Viability
6-12"7-14Annual5-6 years