Blue Cornflower Flower Seeds Packet
The Blue Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), also known as Bachelor’s Button, is a charming and hardy annual flower known for its brilliant blue petals and delicate, ruffled appearance. Historically, the blue cornflower was a symbol of romance and used as a traditional boutonnière. Today, it remains a popular choice for wildflower gardens, pollinator habitats, and floral arrangements. These low-maintenance, resilient flower that adds striking blue hues to gardens and floral arrangements. Its ability to attract pollinators, resist drought, and self-seed makes it a favorite among gardeners.
How to Grow Blue Cornflowers from Seed
Sowing and Germination
Direct sow in spring or autumn. Cool season -- sow early.
Care and Harvest
Annual. Clear blue flowers excellent for cutting. Attracts bees and butterflies. Self-seeds.
Dimensions: 5.6" x 3.6" x .1"
Weight: 1.6 hrs
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Standard paper seed packets are permeable to oxygen and moisture -- the two primary causes of seed degradation. Most paper-packaged seeds begin losing germination viability after approximately one year, contributing to significant garden-industry waste: packets purchased, not planted, expired, discarded. Shido Seeds are hermetically vacuum-sealed. The packet does not expire quietly in a drawer. It waits.
Every Shido seed packet is illustrated in the style of Japanese 1910s woodblock printing -- designed and drawn in-house by Chive, the Toronto ceramics studio that has been exhibiting at the Chelsea Flower Show in London every year and does not, as a matter of principle, sell to big-box retailers. Customers collect the packets as a series. This was not the original plan.
