Bring classic blue color to your garden with Tall Blue Cornflower, also known as bachelor's button (Centaurea cyanus). Azure-blue blooms on upright stems add a cheerful touch to cottage gardens, borders and fresh-cut bouquets. Plant a patch where you can enjoy visiting pollinators, then gather a few stems to bring that garden color indoors. Each packet contains 1,000 non-GMO, heirloom, open-pollinated seeds.

Germination Rate: 98%. Test Date: 3/26. AWSC.

Why Choose Tall Blue Cornflower?

• Classic blue blooms: Bright blue flowers bring contrast to mixed beds and traditional cottage-garden plantings.
• Cut-flower appeal: Upright stems make these flowers useful for informal bouquets and small vase arrangements.
• Pollinator interest: Flowers offer a welcoming stopping place for visiting pollinators.
• Fresh or dried: Enjoy blooms in the garden, indoors in fresh arrangements, or dried for floral crafts.
• Heirloom, open-pollinated seed: Continue a garden tradition and save seed with suitable isolation from other compatible cornflowers.

Planting Tips for Success

• Choose the right site: Select full sun and well-drained soil. Avoid low areas that stay waterlogged.
• Plan around your climate: Sow during the cooler part of your growing season. Follow local guidance for spring or fall planting dates rather than using one schedule for every region.
• Sow and establish: Direct sow into a prepared, weed-free bed, cover lightly with soil and water gently. Keep the seedbed evenly moist while seedlings establish.
• Thin for airflow: Give plants room to branch without crowding. Good airflow helps keep foliage healthier.
• Water thoughtfully: Water at the base when needed, allowing excess water to drain. Avoid repeatedly soaking the foliage.
• Fertilize moderately: Use compost or fertilizer according to soil needs and label directions. Excess fertilizer can encourage soft growth.
• Support tall stems: In exposed or windy locations, use discreet stakes or flower-support netting before stems begin to lean.
• Maintain the display: Remove spent flowers to encourage continued blooming, or leave selected blooms to mature when collecting seed.

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Ways to Use Tall Blue Cornflower

• Cottage gardens and borders: Plant in groups for a noticeable splash of blue among other seasonal flowers.
• Fresh bouquets: Cut stems during the cool part of the day and place promptly in clean water. Remove foliage below the waterline.
• Dried arrangements: Gather suitable stems and hang small bundles in a dry, shaded, well-ventilated place.
• Pollinator plantings: Include cornflowers in a varied flowering garden that offers blooms through the season.

Order Tall Blue Cornflower Seeds Today

Grow classic blue blooms for your garden and bouquets with this 1,000-seed packet.

Important Disclosures

• Variety Disclaimer: Flowering time, plant size and performance vary with weather, soil and growing conditions. This listing is for Tall Blue Cornflower; a specific Early Victory cultivar or fixed flowering time is not claimed.
• Seed Storage: Keep seeds cool, dry and protected from direct light until planting. Seeds are sold for planting, not eating.
• Planting Zones: Match sowing dates to your local climate and growing season. Consult local gardening guidance for regional recommendations.

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