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Centaurea cyanus 'Blue Boy'
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
Free delivery when you spend over £100
Tried & tested by Sarah
Easy to grow
Super productive variety
One of the prettiest wild flowers and a stalwart of the cutting patch - every garden should have some
Loved by pollinators and brilliant as cut flowers. We use lots of them to make table runners and napkin rings for wedding and party flowers, as they last brilliantly out of water.
On occasion we may need to send you an alternative variety to the one shown, which will be selected by our growing team to ensure its suitability. It will be of equal or greater value to the original. Please contact our customer service team if there are any problems.
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Loved by Pollinators
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Cutting Garden
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- June - August
- Height
- 1.2m (4ft)
- Common name
- Cornflower
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
- Cultivation
- Sow March-May or August-October either under cover or direct into the garden. Thin to 30cm (12in). Late sowings in pots can either be planted out in autumn or overwintered under cover for planting out in spring.
Flowering Time
June - August
