Botanical Name: Centaurea cyanis
Common Name: Cornflower, Bachelor's buttons Type of Plant: dicot: annual Character evergreen (annual) Habit of Growth: Overall Shape upright, narrow plants topped by blue, white or pink flowers Height 1-3' Spread 6-8" Growth Rate rapid Environment: Exposure outdoors full sun Soil needs good drainage Hardiness tender – spring/summer use only Morphology: Leaves linear-lanceolate when mature, lower leaves pinnatific or narrowly oblanceolate grayish with cottony hairs above and beneath Flowers heads to 1 and 1/2" across – pink, white or mostly blue-gray flowers sterile Fruit small achenes Propagation: seed Usage: widely used for cut flowers, arrangements or dried flowers. Good in mixed beds as a mid-height filler plant, good source of easy color Landscape Care: Watering average water Fertilizing low N fertilizer monthly – slow release when planting Pruning remove spent flowers occasionally Pests/Diseases none Origin: Eastern Europe Family: Compositae Notes: |
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