All the Dirt on Gardening

Bachelor Buttons are a much loved summer-flowering plant. But when you say Bachelor Button which one do you mean? Centaurea americana These are all called Bachelor Buttons:  Gomphrena globosa, Centaurea cyanus and montana, Ranunculus aconitifolius and Tanacetum parthenium. Seed and plant cataloges are inexact and mish-mash all of these together but in case it's useful: Centaurea cyanus is a blue lavender flowering plant that matures at 1-2 feet tall. Centaurea americana has pink flowers and matures at 3-4 feet tall. Centurea moschata has several flower colors and matures at 2-3 feet tall. Centaurea americana is an unusual Arkansas-Texas native that was discovered by Nutall. It grows 2-feet tall with 5-inch feathery purple-pink flowers in Aug. Expect them to need 4 months from seed to maturity when they can be harvested for dried flowers. Available from Select Seeds. Plants for a Future Bachelor Buttons The ones I love are Corn Flowers, Centaurea cyanus or C. mosch...