Tall Red Cornflower Seeds - Bachelor’s Button, 30 seeds

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), also called Bachelor’s Button, is a charming hardy annual herb producing vivid blue, pink, or white flowers. Traditionally grown in cottage gardens, it is beloved for its long-lasting cut flowers, pollinator-friendly blooms, and easy care. Cornflowers thrive in poor soils, making them perfect for wildflower meadows, borders, and container plantings.

Seed Information

• Type: Herb Seeds / Flower Seeds
• Common Name: Cornflower, Bachelor’s Button
• Genus: Centaurea
• Species: Centaurea cyanus
• Life Cycle: Annual
• Features: Vibrant blooms, pollinator friendly, long-lasting cut flowers, drought tolerant, easy to grow
• Season of Interest: Summer blooming
• Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor (beds, borders, wildflower meadows, containers)
• Sunlight: Full sun
• Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
• Watering: Light to moderate, drought tolerant once established
• Climate: Temperate, Mediterranean, Humid Subtropical
• Growth Habit: Upright, 12–36 in tall
• Soil Type: Well-draining, tolerates poor soil
• Soil pH: 6.0–7.5
• Planting Time: Spring after frost or fall in mild climates

Growing Instructions

• When to Plant: Sow directly outdoors after last frost; in mild climates, fall sowing gives earlier blooms
• Soil: Well-draining, poor to average soils (does not require heavy fertility)
• Sunlight: Full sun (6+ hours daily)
• Watering: Water moderately; drought tolerant once mature
• Spacing: 6–12 inches apart
• Germination: 7–14 days at 60–70°F (15–21°C)
• Bloom Season: Early to mid-summer, continues with deadheading
• Tips: Deadhead to prolong blooming; allow some flowers to go to seed for natural reseeding