Bachelor
Button - Blue Boy :
The Bachelor
Button Blue Boy, 'Centaurea
cyanus', displays
sky blue flowers
that are attractive
as cut or dried
flowers. The
Bachelor Button Blue
Boy, also known as
Cornflower, has
other admirable
traits including
drought tolerance.
Bachelor Button will
"naturalize" the
seed the plant
drops. It readily
comes back the next
year to produce
another crop of blue
flowers. The flower
size ranges from 1/2
to 1 inch wide with
a sky blue color.
Blue Boys bloom 10
to 12 weeks after
seeding.
Bachelor Button
prefers full sun but
will withstand some
shade. They will
perform admirably in
poor soils and they
do well in dry
soils. Plant in
early spring, 1 to 2
weeks before the
last frost. In warm
climates, plant in
summer to early fall
for winter bloom.
Remove spent flowers
to extend the bloom
season and increase
the flower size.
