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Bachelor's Button

Centaurea cyanus

Zones 211annual30" tall🐝 pollinator

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Peak bloom: July

How to plant

Direct-sow in early spring — frost-tolerant. Self-sows happily; classic cornflower blue.

Sunlight
full sun
Spacing
9" between plants
Mature height
30"
Row placement
mid of bed

From authoritative sources

Aggregated from USDA PLANTS.

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