Choice Mix | Cornflower Seed
$5.90—$75.97AUD gst excl.
Classic cornflowers. Blue, pink, red, and white.
Producing abundant double and semidouble, 2.5-4cm blooms. These upright plants prefer cool temperatures. Also known as cornflower, garden cornflower, and bachelor’s buttons.
• Edible Flowers: Use Centaurea petals for decorating desserts, a popular choice for brightening up salad mix. Mildly floral flavour.
Days to maturity: 65-75 days Ht. 75-90cm. Avg. 6,000 seeds/30g
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DAYS TO GERMINATION: 7-14 days at 16-18°C
SOWING: Direct seed (recommended): Sow seeds thinly in rows, 6 seeds per foot, 6mm deep, as soon as soil can be worked. Cover lightly. Keep soil surface moist until emergence. When seedlings have first true leaves, thin to 15-22cm apart
Transplant: Sow 3-4 weeks before last frost. Transplant into cell packs or larger containers when the first true leaves appear. Grow at 10-12°C during the night for several weeks to develop a root ball
LIGHT PREFERENCE: Sun
SOIL REQUIREMENTS: Any soil with good drainage. Tolerates poor soil of medium fertility
PLANT SPACING: 5-22cm
HARDINESS ZONES: Annual
HARVEST: Fresh: When flowers are 1/4 to 1/2 open
USES: Cut flower, edible flower, and beneficial insect attractant. Can be used as dried flower, though blooms are quite small once dried. Effective when massed for colour in beds and borders
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Centaurea cyanus
