Description
Cornflowers are some of the most robust cut flowers out there - they thrive in poor soil and are rarely bothered by pests and diseases. They attract a wide range of pollinators to your garden and I often find them covered with hoverflies.
Flowers are edible - sprinkle the petals in salads or in cocktails.
Sow: September-October for overwintering seedlings. Sow undercover or outside Mar-May, depending on soil conditions. Loves to be sown direct into the soil.
Plant: 4 weeks after sowing at 30cm.
Harvest: Expect 60-80cm stem length.
Vase: Pick when flowers are beginning to open for vase life of 5 days.
1g (approx 200 seeds)
CFBB-00037-KNG-C