Description
A 'Blue Boy' cornflower selection made with floristry in mind. Deep blue flowers are all double or semidouble, hovering above wiry (and sturdy) upright stems.
The perfect garden plant for naturalistic planting schemes and makes a lovely filler in meadow-style arrangements. Looks beautiful with lilac, white and primrose yellow.
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)
CFFBu-00104-JNY-C
