Bachelor's Button Dwarf Blend Organic Seed
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Bachelor's Button Dwarf Blend Organic Seed

Centaurea cyanus

Item #2002

Annual. In purple, blue, pink and white, the shorter version of Bachelor’s Button Tall Blend are perfect for small gardens and containers. Edible petals are beautiful atop salads or cakes. The flowers can be cut and used either fresh or dried. Seed may “naturalize” and produce new plants and flowers the following year.



Annual

Blooms summer

12" – 18" tall

Days to Emerge:
7 – 14 days

Seed Depth:
1/4"

Seed Spacing:
A group of 4 seeds
every 6" - 8"

Thinning:
When 1" - 2" tall,
thin to 1 every 6" to 8"


When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks before average last frost. Sow in late summer to early fall in mild climates for winter bloom. Easy to grow outdoors from seed.

When to start inside: 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost. Does not transplant well.

Artist: Pat Fostvedt



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