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Tall Blend Bachelor's Button Seeds

Tall Blend Bachelor's Button Seeds

Regular price $2.99
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~0.5 g (~90 seeds)
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Type: Organic Heirloom

Product Details

Bachelor's button, also known as "cornflower", is drought tolerant and needs little pampering. Flowers are great for cutting or drying and the edible petals are beautiful sprinkled on a salad. Bachelor's button will "naturalize"; it self-sows for another crop of flowers the following season, and birds love the seed heads! Attracts pollinators and beneficial insects.

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Variety Info

Family: Asteraceae

Native: Europe and Asia

Hardiness: Annual

Exposure: Full sun

Bloom Period: Summer

Plant Dimensions: 24"–36" tall, 12" wide

Variety Info: ½"–1" wide, purple, light blue, pink, and white flowers

Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Attracts Beneficial Insects, Cut Flower, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Edible Flower

Sowing Info

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks before your average last frost date, or in late summer/fall for blooms the following season. Mild Climates: Sow in fall for winter bloom.

When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date. Not recommended; does not transplant well. Use biodegradable pots to avoid root disturbance.

Days to Emerge: 7–14 days

Seed Depth: ¼"

Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 8"–10"

Thinning: When 1"–2" tall, thin to 1 every 8"–10"

Growing Info

Harvesting: For longest vase life harvest in the morning and choose buds that are about half open.

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  • Amy F.
    Verified Buyer
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Apr 17, 2025
    5 Stars

    Happy healthy sprouts (winter sown) with a good germination rate!

  • Kim M.
    Verified Buyer
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Mar 30, 2024
    5 Stars

    Again, rain limited successive sewing. I hope this pic is correct!

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Intermediate
  • Jill B.
    Verified Buyer
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Jun 14, 2023
    5 Stars

    These are just glorious! They're really tall and don't seem to care where they grow, what they grow in, or how hot or cold things get in Colorado. They're so pretty, I have a sea of color in my yard.

  • Venus V.
    Verified Buyer
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Dec 6, 2024
    5 Stars

    I'm not new in gardening, but this is my first time to bought seeds from BI and I have success in planting their free mesclun lettuce and even harvested most of them. The kilimanjaro marigold I bought is now growing indoor and I'm so excited! I will be planting the rest of the seeds this coming spring and I will surely order more from them. I recommended them from my friends and family and they love it as well. You can actually see them growing on my fb/ IG venusvicknair thanks

  • Heather C.
    Verified Buyer
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Aug 6, 2024
    5 Stars

    Love these so much. They are so easy to grow.

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Intermediate