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Centaurea cyanus
FLOWER-CORNFLOWER-SWEET SULTAN POLKA DOT is a hardy annual, plants to 70cm, great for cutting, like the morning sun, tolerates shade, average well-drained soil, drought tolerant. Shades of white, pink, lilac, purple and yellow. Introduced over 350 years ago, this is an easily grown, cottage garden favorite. It is a bushy plant with deeply cut leaves & bears lovely fluffy, sweet-scented flowers in a wide variety of colors. Large, soft ‘powder puff’ blooms with a sweet scent. Easy to grow for the border & as cut flowers.
Cover seeds lightly & pat down, keep moist but not wet. Sow direct early spring or early autumn.
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height (cm)
60 - 90
Season of Interest
Summer
Temperature Range (°C)
10 - 27
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Soil
Well Drained,Fertile Soil
pH
7 - 7.5
Soil Temperature (°C)
10 +
Seed Preparation
Soak seeds overnight before sowing
Sowing Depth (mm)
0.6 - 1
Plant Spacing (cm)
15 - 30
Row spacing (cm)
30 - 45
Watering
Regular to keep soil moist, not waterlogged
Germination Time (Days)
8 - 14
Harvest Time (Days)
60 - 90
Good Companion Plants
Salvia (Salvia spp.), Cosmos (Cosmos spp.), Zinnias (Zinnia spp.), Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Marigolds (Tagetes spp.), Gaillardia (Gaillardia spp.), Verbena (Verbena spp.), Sunflowers (Helianthus spp.)
Bad Companion Plants
Plants from the Brassica family (e.g. broccoli, cabbage), Legumes (e.g. beans, peas), Nightshades (e.g. tomatoes, peppers)
Pests
Diseases
Powdery mildew, Rust, Damping-off, Root rot, Botrytis blight.
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
