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Bachelor Button (Cornflower) 
 Quick Guide 

Scientific name: Centaurea cyanus

Common names: Cornflower, Bluebottle, Bachelor’s Button

🌱 Overview

Bachelor Buttons are charming, old-fashioned garden flowers known for their vivid blue, but they also come in pink, white, purple, and red. They are cool-season annuals that bloom generously and attract bees and butterflies.

☀️ Growing Conditions

Requirement Ideal

Sunlight Full sun (6–8 hrs)

Soil Well-draining, moderately fertile

Water Light but regular; avoid soggy soil

Climate Best in cool weather; blooms in spring–early summer

🌼 Care Tips

Direct sow seeds in the garden — they dislike root disturbance.

Deadhead spent flowers to encourage continuous blooming.

Stake taller varieties if they flop.

Drought tolerant once established.

🌸 Bloom Time

Spring to early summer

In cooler regions, they may bloom longer.

🦋 Benefits

Great pollinator plant 🌼🪲🦋

Suitable for cut flowers and dried arrangements — petals retain color well

Edible flowers: can garnish salads + desserts