BACH. BUTTON OSC SPECIAL MIX SEED

BACH. BUTTON OSC SPECIAL MIX

Description
OSC Special Mixture Bachelor Buttons Seeds 5045 Heirloom Flower. Robust 60 cm (2′) high plants are filled with double flowers in a wide array of clear bright colours. Uniform, bushy plants make this variety a real dandy! It is best to sow seed directly into the garden 2 weeks before your typical last frost date. 

How To Grow
220 seed/gram. It is best to sow seed directly outdoors from mid-April to mid-May, lightly cover and keep evenly moist during the 7-10 day germination period. Thin plants to 20 cm (8″) in the garden. Be advised that this variety does not transplant well.

BLOOMING SEASON BEGINS
High Summer

LIFECYCLE
Annual

PROPAGATION
Sow Direct

DAYS TO EMERGENCE
7 to 10

LIGHT
Full Sun

GROWTH HABIT
Bushy

HEIGHT
Medium (50 to 70 cm)(20" to 28")

FROST TOLERANCE
Can Withstand Light Frost

DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
Easy

HERITAGE
Heirloom

FAMILY NAME
Asteraceae

LATIN
Centaurea cyanus

SUGGESTED USES
Low maintenance gardens, Massing in a sunny site, Tolerant of poor soils, Wildflower plantings.