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Cornflower
About This Plant...
Genus and species:
Centaurea cyanus
Plant type:
cool-season annual
Height:
12-16 inches or 30 inches
Location and soil:
sun; tolerates poor soil
Uses:
cutting, bedding, border, background, fragrance, drying
Bloom time:
summer
Color range:
blue, rose, white
Indoor Sowing...
Time needed to reach transplant size:
6-8 weeks
When to transplant to garden:
after last spring frost
Outdoor Sowing...
When to sow outdoors:
after last spring frost
Other Sowing Guidelines...
Approx. germination time:
7 days
Germination temp.:
70 degrees F.
Sowing Depth:
1/16 inch
Needs light or dark to germinate:
dark
Transplanting Guidelines...
Spacing between plants:
8 inches
Growing On...
Pests:
Diseases:
Growing tips:
also known as Bachelor's Button; bloom is best during cool weather; does not transplant well
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