Pink Bachelor Button

Type: Heirloom / Open-pollinated
Packet size: 20+ seeds

Centaurea cyanus. Pink Bachelor Button, also known as Pink Cornflower, is an easy-to-grow heirloom annual producing beautiful soft blush to rosy-pink flowers with delicate, fringed petals. Plants grow approximately 24–36 inches tall and produce an abundance of charming blooms on slender stems.

Pink Bachelor Buttons are an excellent choice for cottage gardens, wildflower gardens, flower borders, pollinator gardens, and cutting gardens. The long-lasting flowers are beautiful in fresh bouquets and can also be dried for arrangements and crafts. Blooms attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators.

🌱 Growing Information

How to Grow Pink Bachelor Button from Seed

Planting Depth: ¼ inch
Seed Spacing: 6–8 inches
Row Spacing: 12–18 inches
Germination Time: 7–14 days
Days to Bloom: 60–70 days
Plant Height: 24–36 inches
Sun Requirements: Full Sun

Planting Tips:
Pink Bachelor Buttons are hardy, easy-to-grow annual flowers that perform especially well in cool weather. Direct sow seeds outdoors in early spring as soon as the soil can be worked. In mild climates, seeds can also be sown in fall for earlier blooms the following season.

Bachelor Buttons grow well in average to poor, well-drained soil and generally require little care once established. Deadhead spent flowers regularly to encourage additional blooms throughout the growing season.

For fresh or dried bouquets, cut flowers when blooms are freshly opened.

🌸 Great for cottage gardens, wildflower gardens, cut flower gardens, and pollinator plantings.