BLACK BACHELOR BUTTONS, ALSO KNOWN AS CORNFLOWERS, ARE ANOTHER OLD-TIMEY ANNUAL THAT HAS GRACED FLOWERBEDS FOR MANY YEARS. ALTHOUGH THE BLUE VARIETY IS THE MOST POPULAR, THESE BLACK BACHELOR BUTTONS ADD A NEW TWIST TO AN OLD FAVORITE! DEPENDING ON SOIL CONDITIONS, THE FLOWERS CAN RANGE FROM BLACK TO RICH MAHOGANY.

THE DUSTY BLUE-ISH GREEN FOLIAGE GROWS STRAIGHT UP AND SPREADS VERY LITTLE, SO PLANT BACHELOR BUTTONS CLOSE TOGETHER FOR A MASS OF COLOR. THE PUFFY, ROUNDED BLACK BLOOMS ARE HELD HIGH AT THE TOP OF THE STEMS. THESE CORNFLOWERS ARE VERY EASY TO GROW FROM SEED. PLANT BACHELOR BUTTONS IN A LOCATION WITH FULL SUN TO PARTIAL SHADE. CORNFLOWERS GROW WELL IN A VARIETY OF WELL DRAINED SOIL TYPES, BUT ADD ORGANIC MATTER TO HEAVY CLAY SOILS.

START YOUR BLACK BACHELOR BUTTON SEEDS INDOORS AND GET A JUMP ON THE SEASON! PLANT BACHELOR BUTTON SEEDS SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS BEFORE THE LAST FROST, AND TRANSPLANT THEM OUTSIDE WHEN THE WEATHER WARMS UP.