There are thousands of flowers in the world. Some are harmful and some are benefiter. One of them is the bachelor button flower. It is a flower and it is also called cornflower. It is an old-fashioned specimen. Maybe, you did not hear about it. If you ask old gardeners they know well about it. Bachelor button plants have been used in European and American gardens for centuries. This plant needs full sunlight and care. This plant likes getting established during cool weather.
Bachelor Button Flowers
The bachelor button’s scientific name is (Centaurea cyanus). Some people also use the name Chicory or Blue Bottle. It is also used in teas such as Twinings Lady Grey blend. Cornflower is often used in the landscape. You can find this flower in Europe and the United States. It is because it is native to them. It is a very attractive flower and it has many colors red, white, pink, Magenta, Lavende, and blue. All the colors are bright which makes this flower more beautiful.
It has much demand in some regions in some regions like North Carolina, Maryland, and Tennessee.
If you use all colors of flowers, it will look outstanding. If you grow in rock gardens and sunny areas, it will spread and naturalize. This flower can grow on multi-branching stems. It can grow 2 to 3 feet (60-90 cm.). Bachelor buttons can bloom single or durable in a year. You can reseed this plant after the year freely.
How to Grow Bachelor Buttons
You can grow it outdoors in spring. It is easy to grow. You can find that seeds are moving inside the garden when frost danger has passed. Bachelor plant needs water and care to grow well. If you plant this, it will self-seed for a continuing display in the coming years. Because it is drought-resistant.
Bachelor button plant can prevent prolific self-seeding. This thing makes it awesome. This plant also needs maintenance. It grows well in drained soil. It can be poor and rocky or somewhat fertile.
There is an advantage to growing bachelor flowers indoors. You can use it as a cut or dried flower. As the flower will be cut, it creates a long-lasting display in arrangements.
People used to use it in the lapels of the courting gentleman of days past. That is why, it is called the bachelor button.
Bachelor button a plant common disease and pest
This plant does not have common disease problems in the Connecticut landscape but there are some pests that can harm those are Aphids, Brachycaudus helichrysi.
