Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) blue — grateful cut flower, long stiff stem, drought-tolerant.
Blue cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) is the classic Hungarian field flower. Primarily a grateful cut flower, but also beautiful as a colour patch. On long, stiff stems bears distinctive cup-shaped flowers.
Growing
Sow in March–April. Row and plant spacing 20 cm, sowing depth 1 cm.
Cut flower for bouquets, field flower border, bee pasture. Companion of ancient Hungarian wheat fields.
Product details
Seed informationUntreated
Life cycleAnnual
Fruit/Flower colorBlue
Plant height (cm)80-90 cm
Harvest time (flowering time for flower seeds)June, July, August
Row spacing (cm)20 cm
Plant spacing (cm)20 cm
Sowing timeMarch, April
Sowing depth (cm)1 cm
Seed requirement (g/10 m²)2 g/10 m²
Seeds per gram250
Avg. germination time (days)14 days
Optimal germination temp. (°C)15 °C