General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Leaves: Other
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Bi-Color
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Dried Flower
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Flowers
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Self
Moths and Butterflies
Flies
Bees
Containers: Suitable in 1 gallon
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Bachelor's Button
  • Cornflower
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Centaurea cyanus
  • Synonym: Cyanus segetum

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Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2008-06-02
Location: West Valley City, UT
Date: 2009-07-12

Photo courtesy of Harris Seeds
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 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
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Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio
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Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

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