CORNFLOWER - Frosty Mix
CORNFLOWER - Frosty Mix
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With blooms ranging from classic shades of blue to red, mauve, and white. Frosty Mix cornflower blooms have white-rimmed petals that look as if they’ve Read More
With blooms ranging from classic shades of blue to red, mauve, and white. Frosty Mix cornflower blooms have white-rimmed petals that look as if they’ve been edged with frost. Scatter the seeds with abandon. This easy-growing, 60cm-tall annual offers a rewarding show of blooms in exchange for minimal effort and will often self-seed. Perfect for wildflower gardens, cornflowers attract pollinators and are also delightful as cut flowers. Feeling a little daring? Add some colourful petals to salads. Apart from looking pretty, they’re believed to aid digestion.
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Product Details
Common Name: CORNFLOWER - Frosty Mix
Seeds Per Packet: Approx
Days to Flower: 90-120 days
Watering: Medium
Flower Colour: Mixed
Plant Spacing: 15-20cm
Additional Features: Butterfly Lovers, Flower, Quality Cut Flowers, Beds, Bloom First Year, Borders, Direct-Sow Seeds, Easy Care Plants, Heirloom, Ornamental, Wildflowers
Scientific Name: Centaurea cyanus
Germination Time: 7-25 days
Position/Sunlight: Full Sun
Plant Height: 90cm
Sow Depth: 3mm
Best Months to Plant – Cornflower Climate Zone Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Cool/Mountain ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Temperate ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Arid ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Subtropical ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Tropical ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Cool/Mountain – Cornflower Method Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Start in trays ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Plant out transplants ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Direct sow ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Temperate – Cornflower Method Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Start in trays ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Plant out transplants ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Direct sow ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Arid – Cornflower Method Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Start in trays ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Plant out transplants ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Direct sow ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Subtropical – Cornflower Method Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Start in trays ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Plant out transplants ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Direct sow ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Tropical – Cornflower Method Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Start in trays ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Plant out transplants ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Direct sow ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ -
Growing Information
How to Sow
Sow your seeds directly where they are to grow after preparing soil with compost. Scatter seeds thinly, and cover to about 3mm. Keep moist until germination.
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How to Sow
Sow your seeds directly where they are to grow after preparing soil with compost. Scatter seeds thinly, and cover to about 3mm. Keep moist until germination.
Want the full growing guide?
See sowing times, planting tips, watering, harvesting and common problems for this crop.
View full grow guide →Common Name: CORNFLOWER - Frosty Mix
Seeds Per Packet: Approx
Days to Flower: 90-120 days
Watering: Medium
Flower Colour: Mixed
Plant Spacing: 15-20cm
Additional Features: Butterfly Lovers, Flower, Quality Cut Flowers, Beds, Bloom First Year, Borders, Direct-Sow Seeds, Easy Care Plants, Heirloom, Ornamental, Wildflowers
Scientific Name: Centaurea cyanus
Germination Time: 7-25 days
Position/Sunlight: Full Sun
Plant Height: 90cm
Sow Depth: 3mm
| Climate Zone | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cool/Mountain | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Temperate | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Arid | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Subtropical | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Tropical | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Method | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start in trays | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Plant out transplants | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Direct sow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Method | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start in trays | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Plant out transplants | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
| Direct sow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Method | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start in trays | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Plant out transplants | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Direct sow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Method | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start in trays | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Plant out transplants | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||
| Direct sow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Method | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start in trays | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Plant out transplants | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
| Direct sow | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
