Cornflower ‘Bachelor’s Button Mauve’ Seeds (Centaurea cyanus)

Add timeless charm to your garden with Cornflower ‘Bachelor’s Button Mauve’ (Centaurea cyanus). This annual produces elegant mauve-blue flowers with a delicate, fringed appearance, creating a classic cottage garden feel. Easy to grow and long-flowering, it’s perfect for borders, meadows, and cut flower arrangements, while also attracting pollinators.

How to Grow

• Sow directly outdoors in spring or autumn.

• Use well-drained soil in a sunny location.

• Scatter seeds thinly and cover lightly with soil.

• Keep soil moist until germination (7–14 days).

• Thin seedlings to 20–25 cm apart once established.

• Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering and maintain plant vigor.

Key Features

• Elegant mauve-blue, fringed blooms

• Hardy annual, easy to grow and long-flowering

• Ideal for borders, meadows, and cutting gardens

• Attracts bees, butterflies, and other pollinators

• Classic cottage garden appeal

Ideal For

• Flower borders and cottage gardens

• Meadow-style plantings and naturalized areas

• Cutting gardens for fresh bouquets

• Pollinator-friendly landscapes

Sowing

• Best time: Spring or autumn directly outdoors

• Germination: 7–14 days

• Sow thinly, cover lightly, and keep soil moist

• Prefers full sun and well-drained soil

Quick Tip

• For a longer flowering season, sow successive batches every 2–3 weeks during spring.