Blue Boy Bachelor's Buttons
Item Details
This easy-to-grow, self-sowing annual bears consistently true-blue flowers that bloom throughout the growing season and are ideal for cutting and drying. This popular cottage garden plant grows 2-3' tall and was brought to America from Europe in the 17th century.
- Conventional
- Hardy annual plants grow to 2-3 feet
- Self-seeding
- Easy-to-grow
- Bright blue flowers bloom throughout the season
Growing Instructions
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors in the early spring when the soil is still cool and light frost is possible. Can also be sown in the fall just before the ground freezes. Plants will tolerate poor soil. Good cutting flower.
- Direct Seed: 1/8" Deep
- Germination: 7-15 Days
- Thin: 6-12" Apart
- Light: Full Sun
Ratings & Reviews
1 review
Quick to sprout
by Cynthia
These bachelor's buttons sprouted in only a week, even while night temperatures were in the 40s and day temps in the 60s-70s. I am looking forward to this multitude of seedlings to mature and produce blooms before summer.