Blue Boy Bachelor's Button Seeds- Cornflower - Easy to Grow Annual.

Centaurea cyanus, commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button, is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Europe. In the past, it often grew as a weed in cornfields (in the broad sense of "corn", referring to grains, such as wheat, barley, rye, or oats), hence its name. It is now endangered in its native habitat by agricultural intensification, particularly by over-use of herbicides. However, Centaurea cyanus is now also naturalised in many other parts of the world, including North America and parts of Australia through introduction as an ornamental plant in gardens and as a seed contaminant in crop seeds.

Blue Boy Bachelor Buttons are sky blue, double fringed blooms- the cutflower standard. Height 30 inches, blooms 2 inch wide. Centaurea cyanis is a cutting garden favourite. Can be sown outdoors in spring as soon as the soil can be worked. Sow in well drained soil. Blooms late spring through early summer and even later in some areas. Flowers attract butterflies, and are superb additions to fresh or dried arrangements. Blooms are edible - can be added to salads, teas, or as a cake decoration.. They will self sow and naturalize..