Bachelor's Button
Annual

Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

True cornflower blue that almost no other flower can match. Cottage garden classic that self-sows reliably.

Bloom Season
May - Aug
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Sun Requirements
○ Full Sun6+ hours direct
Water Needs
Low
Drought tolerant
Size & Zones
2-3' tall
USDA Zones 2-11
Bloom Colors
Blue
Pink
White
Purple
Traits
✂ Cut Flower✿ Pollinator Friendly△ Deer Resistant♨ Edible
Soil
SandyPoor SoilLoam
Pairs Well With
Larkspur
Annual
Nigella
Annual
Cosmos
Annual
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