Cornflower – Ball Mix
$3.50
Unit price per
Cornflower – Ball Mix
Bachelor’s Button | Heirloom | Hardy Annual
Add timeless charm and vibrant colour to your garden with Cornflower 'Double Ball Mix'.
This easy-to-grow annual produces large, double flowers in soft shades of blue, pink, and white on tall, upright stems. Perfect for mass plantings, borders, and floral arrangements, these blooms are also edible—adding a splash of colour to salads and desserts. A favourite for pollinator gardens and dried flower crafts.
- Botanical Name: Centaurea cyanus
- Height & Spread: 60–100cm tall × 30cm wide
- Position: Full sun
- Soil: Well-drained, limy, moderately fertile soil
- Flowering Period: Spring to summer
- Uses: Borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, dried flowers, edible petals
- Other Names: Bachelor's Button, Bluebottle
- Approx. 0.215g/40 seeds
Why You'll Love It:
- Large, double blooms in soft pastel tones
- Excellent for cutting and drying
- Edible petals for culinary use
- Attracts bees and butterflies
- Hardy and low maintenance
🌱 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)
🌞 Sunlight:
Requires full sun for best flowering and strong stems.
🌱 Soil:
Prefers well-drained, limy soil. Tolerates poor soils but avoid heavy clay.
🌱 Sowing Instructions:
- Sow directly in autumn or early spring
- Cover seeds lightly (2–5mm deep)
- Germinates in 7–21 days at 16–20°C
- Space plants 20–30cm apart
💧 Watering:
Water regularly during germination and establishment. Once mature, water moderately—drought-tolerant in cooler months.
✂️ Maintenance:
- Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering
- Cut back after flowering to promote regrowth
- Self-seeds readily—allow some blooms to mature for naturalised displays
🌼 Tip:
Perfect for pairing with calendula, poppies, and larkspur in a cottage-style border. Ideal for cool and temperate climates like Victoria
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Cornflower – Ball Mix
$3.50
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Cornflower – Ball Mix
Bachelor’s Button | Heirloom | Hardy Annual
Add timeless charm and vibrant colour to your garden with Cornflower 'Double Ball Mix'.
This easy-to-grow annual produces large, double flowers in soft shades of blue, pink, and white on tall, upright stems. Perfect for mass plantings, borders, and floral arrangements, these blooms are also edible—adding a splash of colour to salads and desserts. A favourite for pollinator gardens and dried flower crafts.
- Botanical Name: Centaurea cyanus
- Height & Spread: 60–100cm tall × 30cm wide
- Position: Full sun
- Soil: Well-drained, limy, moderately fertile soil
- Flowering Period: Spring to summer
- Uses: Borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, dried flowers, edible petals
- Other Names: Bachelor's Button, Bluebottle
- Approx. 0.215g/40 seeds
Why You'll Love It:
- Large, double blooms in soft pastel tones
- Excellent for cutting and drying
- Edible petals for culinary use
- Attracts bees and butterflies
- Hardy and low maintenance
🌱 Growing Instructions (Care Guide)
🌞 Sunlight:
Requires full sun for best flowering and strong stems.
🌱 Soil:
Prefers well-drained, limy soil. Tolerates poor soils but avoid heavy clay.
🌱 Sowing Instructions:
- Sow directly in autumn or early spring
- Cover seeds lightly (2–5mm deep)
- Germinates in 7–21 days at 16–20°C
- Space plants 20–30cm apart
💧 Watering:
Water regularly during germination and establishment. Once mature, water moderately—drought-tolerant in cooler months.
✂️ Maintenance:
- Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continuous flowering
- Cut back after flowering to promote regrowth
- Self-seeds readily—allow some blooms to mature for naturalised displays
🌼 Tip:
Perfect for pairing with calendula, poppies, and larkspur in a cottage-style border. Ideal for cool and temperate climates like Victoria
