Suppliers of Fresh, Quality Cottage Garden Flower seeds, along with beautiful handcrafted botanical and Wax Melts
Another beauty from the Cornflower family. Black Ball is actually more of a very deep, dark plum colour than black and is absolutely stunning when used as a cut flower. I love it teamed up with the bright orange of calendula for a real eye-catching display, but it's also wonderful in softer arrangements and sits very well amongst pinks, blues, and reds too. Bees and other pollinators adore cornflowers; grow them, and your garden will be buzzing and humming all summer long. Keep deadheading or cutting bunches of flowers for friends to prolong the flowering season. Seed Quantity: 400 Seeds Type: Annual Genus: Centaurea cyanus Sow Seeds: Sow in September for larger, stronger plants and/or in late April. Can be sown in modules to transplant later or directly into the soil. Pre-water the soil before sowing. Sow thinly and cover only very lightly. Do not let the soil dry out. Grow in poor, well-drained soil and in full sun, and it is advisable to grow through some netting as they are prone to flopping over in high winds without support. Plant Out: July–October Keep cutting and deadheading to encourage more blooms Flowers: June-September Height & Spread: 60-90cm high x 30cm spread Cornflower Black Ball [https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0576/6004/7547/files/P4P_Yellow_RGB_480x480.webp] RHS PLANTS FOR POLLINATORS The RHS Plants for Pollinators mark is only given to plants that support pollinating insects. Find out more at rhs.org.uk/plantsforpollinators [https://www.rhs.org.uk/plantsforpollinators]