Bachelor Button"Pinkie" Flower Seeds- 200 Premium Heirloom Seeds- Beautiful Bright and adds Color to Your Home Garden! - Centaurea Cyanus - (Isla's Garden Seeds) - Highest Quality.

Each disc-shaped flower is about 1.5 inches across, with ragged petals radiating out from the center. Noteworthy Characteristics: Bachelor's buttons flower from late June through August if deadheaded. They are excellent for cutting and drying. Care: Taller varieties tend to flop once they reach 2.5 to 3 feet, so they may require staking. The plants will flower abundantly in well-drained, ordinary garden soil. Although they tolerate dry conditions, they need plenty of water in hot, dry weather to ensure continued blooming. Bachelor's buttons can be grown in containers for winter flowering. Propagation: Easy from seed, which can be scattered in the garden in early spring. Self-sower. Problems: White mold, rust, downy and powdery mildew, thread blight, and Southern blight can occur. This is a tall, vibrant pink variant of Bachelor Button. The Bachelor Button prefers full sun and well-drained soil. It is a resilient annual flower and can be fall planted in zones 7-10. This flower will have better success if started outdoors, although it can typically survive if started indoors. The Bachelor Button is one of the easiest flowers to start from seed and makes an excellent cut flower.