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Approx. 40 seeds per pack.
Grow a colourful winter display with Bachelor's Button Double Tall Mix, also known as Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus).
This attractive mix produces tall, upright plants with full double and semi-double flowers in a beautiful range of colours, including shades of blue, pink, rose, white, lavender and other mixed tones.
Excellent for flower beds, borders, cottage-style gardens, grow bags, mass planting and especially cut-flower arrangements.
Its elegant stems, colourful blooms and easy-growing nature make it an excellent choice for winter gardens.
Best Sowing Season: October–November
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Double Tall Cornflower Mix is valued for its:
Expected flower colours may include:
Because this is a mixed seed variety, individual plants may naturally produce different flower colours and forms.
G-11 Grow Bag – 11 × 10 inch 🔗
Suitable for growing one strong Cornflower plant.
G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch 🔗
Highly recommended for Bachelor's Button Double Tall Mix.
Its additional soil volume provides better root space and moisture stability for tall flowering plants.
For individual container growing:
One strong plant per G-11 or G-12 Grow Bag is recommended.
G-24 Grow Bag – 24 × 12 inch 🔗
Suitable for growing several Cornflower plants together while maintaining proper spacing for a fuller mixed-colour display.
Bachelor's Button grows well in:
Loose, moderately fertile and well-draining soil.
A practical GREEN GARDENS mix can include:
Bhalu Mitti (Sandy Soil) + GREEN GARDENS Vermicompost 🔗
The growing medium should provide:
Avoid excessively rich, heavy or waterlogged soil.
Too much nitrogen can encourage excessive leafy growth instead of strong flowering.
Bachelor's Button generally performs very well when:
Direct sown where the plants will flower.
Prepare the soil thoroughly and remove weeds before sowing.
Direct sowing helps avoid unnecessary disturbance to the developing roots.
Seeds may also be started carefully in small nursery pots if required.
Sow seeds approximately:
0.5–0.6 cm / ¼ inch deep
and cover lightly with fine soil.
Water gently after sowing.
Maintain moderate soil moisture until germination.
Seeds generally germinate within approximately:
7–14 days
under suitable cool-season conditions.
During germination:
Do not keep the soil continuously saturated.
After seedlings emerge:
If started separately, transplant while seedlings are still young and handle the roots carefully.
Maintain approximately:
8–12 inches / 20–30 cm between plants.
Adequate spacing encourages:
Provide:
6–8 hours of direct sunlight daily.
Bachelor's Button performs best in:
Full winter sun.
Good sunlight encourages:
Excessive shade may produce weaker, stretched plants.
During germination and early establishment:
Keep the soil moderately moist.
Once established, water when the upper soil layer begins to dry.
Avoid:
Established Cornflowers generally tolerate moderate drying better than continuously wet soil.
Bachelor's Button does not require heavy fertilisation.
Before sowing or transplanting, add a moderate amount of:
Avoid excessive nitrogen-rich fertiliser.
Too much nitrogen may encourage:
Excessive foliage and weaker flowering.
Bachelor's Button Double Tall Mix produces colourful:
Double and Semi-Double Cornflower Blooms
on upright stems.
Depending on the individual seedling, flowers may appear in blue, pink, rose, white, lavender and other mixed shades.
Plants established during autumn generally flower during:
Winter through spring
depending on weather and sowing time.
Remove faded flowers regularly.
Deadheading encourages continued flowering and keeps plants attractive.
Cut old flowers using clean scissors or pruning snips.
If seed saving is desired, allow selected healthy flower heads to mature and dry naturally.
Double Tall Cornflowers are particularly suitable for:
Cut-flower arrangements.
Their upright stems and colourful blooms work beautifully in:
Harvest stems when flowers are fresh and well developed.
Place freshly cut stems into clean water immediately after harvesting.
Because this is a:
Tall-growing Cornflower mix
plants growing in:
may benefit from light staking or support.
Good sunlight and proper spacing also help produce stronger stems.
For best winter performance:
Cool weather supports better growth and flowering.
Bachelor's Button is primarily a:
Cool-season flowering annual.
As temperatures become significantly hotter toward late spring and summer:
For Lahore and similar hot plains, it should primarily be treated as a:
WINTER flower.
Inspect plants occasionally for:
Check young shoots, buds and lower leaf surfaces regularly.
Maintain:
Avoid:
Good growing conditions help reduce fungal problems.
Cornflowers can attract:
They are an excellent addition to:
Pollinator-friendly winter gardens.
Bachelor's Button Double Tall Mix is particularly suitable for:
Its tall growth makes it especially attractive behind shorter winter flowers.
This product contains:
Mixed Double Tall Cornflower Seeds.
Individual plants may produce different flower colours and slightly different flower forms.
Expected shades may include:
Blue, Pink, Rose, White, Lavender, Mauve and Other Mixed Tones
The exact number of plants of each colour cannot be guaranteed in an individual seed pack.
Plant height, flower colour, degree of doubleness, bloom size and flowering time may naturally vary according to:
Product photographs represent the general colour range and appearance expected from mature plants under suitable growing conditions.
G-11 Grow Bag – 11 × 10 inch 🔗
G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch 🔗
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