Flowers
Centaurea cyanus 'Tall Double Red Ball' (Cornflower)
Cornflower
Cottage garden favourites, easy-to-grow Cornflowers are loved by bees and butterflies alike. Flowering from early spring through to autumn. Good cutting flowers, but pick early morning for best results. Combines well with other cutting flowers such as Ammi majus, Cosmos and Larkspur.
- Plant type
- Annual
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 80cm
- Spread
- 20cm
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Flowering
Sowing & growing
Mar-May, sow in-situ outdoors in drills just 3-4mm deep. Alternatively, sow in pots or seed trays on the surface of moist seed compost and cover very finely with compost or vermiculite. Transplant or thin to 15cm between plants. Can be sown under cover Feb-Apr or Aug-Sep and kept inside for stronger plants the following spring.
Aftercare
Avoid feeding as this will increase foliage and reduce flowers. Deadhead regularly to prolong flowering.
Gallery
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