Flowers
Centaurea 'Classic Magic' (Cornflower)
Cornflower
An appealing bi-colored “frosted” alternative to the classic solid coloured blue or burgundy cornflowers. A great cut flower which can produce immense amounts of cutting stems in a single season. Very easy to grow.
- Plant type
- Annual
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 1m
- Spread
- 30cm
Growing calendar
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Sow indoors
Sow outdoors
Flowering
Sowing & growing
Mar-May, sow in-situ outdoors in shallow drills just 3-4mm deep. Alternatively, sow in pots or seed trays in moist seed compost and cover very finely with compost or vermiculite. Propagate at 20°C Transplant or thin out to 20cm between plants. Can be sown under cover Feb-Apr or even in Aug-Oct and overwintered 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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