The Cornflower, known botanically as Centaurea cyanus, is a classic annual plant that captivates with its intensely blue flowers. This species boasts exceptional ornamental, nectar-rich, and medicinal properties, making it a stunning addition to flower beds, wildflower meadows, and as a cut flower. It grows to a height of 30-80 cm, with slender, upright stems and lance-shaped, grey-green leaves that lend a natural charm to any garden. Introducing this plant into your garden will not only add colour but also vitality. Laboratory tests confirm the high quality of the seeds, ensuring satisfactory cultivation. The positive feedback from satisfied customers and fast delivery make our gardening shop, Garden Seeds Market, the ideal place to purchase premium seeds.
Sowing
The Blue Cornflower is best sown directly into the ground. This process is straightforward and does not require advanced skills. The seeds should be gently pressed into the soil to provide them with optimal conditions for germination.
Sowing Depth
The optimal sowing depth for the Cornflower is 0.5 cm. It's important to ensure the seeds are adequately covered with soil, providing them with stability and protection from external factors.
Direct Sowing Period
When to sow Cornflower seeds directly into the ground? The best time is from April to May. Utilising the right weather conditions will result in rapid growth and healthy plants.
Plant Spacing
A spacing of 30x15 cm is ideal for Cornflowers. This arrangement gives the plants ample space to grow while allowing them to support each other during the flowering process.
Site Conditions
The Cornflower prefers sunny locations where it can fully enjoy access to light. The soil should be well-drained and moderately fertile, ensuring the plants develop healthily and bloom profusely, creating an unforgettable display.
Growing Tips
Although the Cornflower is undemanding, attention should be paid to certain factors that may affect its growth. Regular watering is essential, especially during dry periods. Additionally, removing spent flower heads will extend the flowering time and enhance the plant's appearance.
Plant Height
This plant reaches a height of 30 to 80 cm, making it an excellent choice for both lower and taller flower beds. Its slender figure and intense flower colour bring elegance and freshness to the garden.
Flowering Period
The Cornflower blooms from June to September, delighting the eye throughout summer and early autumn. This long flowering phase ensures the garden remains lively and colourful for many months.
Usage
The Blue Cornflower is ideal for creating naturalistic flower beds and wildflower meadows. Its flowers are perfect as cut flowers, adding a touch of countryside charm to interiors. With its nectar-rich properties, it attracts bees and other pollinating insects, supporting the garden ecosystem. This plant can also be used in home herbal pharmacies due to its medicinal properties.
Resistance to Diseases
The Cornflower exhibits high resistance to diseases, making it an easy-to-grow plant. Consequently, it does not require intensive chemical protection, which is beneficial for both the environment and health.
Why Buy from Garden Seeds Market?
Purchasing seeds from Garden Seeds Market guarantees the highest quality and safety. The seeds are meticulously selected to ensure the best cultivation results. Positive customer reviews and numerous quality tests confirm their reliability. An additional advantage is the fast delivery and attractive promotions regularly featured in our offer.
The package contains 0.6 g of seeds. The packaging includes information on cultivation guidelines and the sowing expiration date.
GardenSeedsMarket - has been in business for more than a decade and from the very beginning we have made the quality of our products the top priority. Throughout the years we have delivered the best quality goods to tens of thousands of customers from all over the world. Their satisfaction proves that we had chosen the right way.
All seeds we sell are subject to a multi-level quality control checks and only then are carefully packed and dispatched. Our products have been awarded numerous certificates and comply with the highest standards of the European Union. Our employees are experienced gardeners who are more than happy to answer your every question.
Where do our seeds come from?
All of the seeds sold in our shop come from the best producers from across the European Union. Thanks to a long-standing cooperation with them we were able to develop the most adequate storing and dispatch conditions, guaranteeing that you always receive fresh and carefully tested batches of seeds. Exclusion of the middlemen from the whole process not only makes it possible for us to avoid sending out-of-date seeds that might have been lying too long on a warehouse shelf, but also ensures the most attractive price for top quality products.
The quality control process
All our seeds must pass a four-stage quality control process.
Stage one begins with a careful selection of the suppliers. Than we proceed with controlling their crops, foreign producers are not excluded from the quality control process. Plants are checked at every stage of their development: when they start to grow, during blooming and when they start bearing fruit (seeds). At this stage the most important thing is to ensure proper spacing of the plants. Thanks to that obtaining the desired morphological characteristics of each particular species or variety, such as colour, height and shape, can be ensured.
Stage two consists of a detailed verification tests in laboratory conditions. With the use of the highest quality equipment by the highly qualified staff, our suppliers perform more than 30 000 quality checks annually. The seeds that do not meet our requirements are subject to technological refining processes, including drying, cleaning, upgrading and testing again.
Stage three starts with sowing seeds in selected control plots. That way we obtain valuable, exact information concerning their germination that must be maintained at an appropriate level. Simultaneously, the varietal identity of each species is checked at this stage.
Stage four takes place in our warehouses and consists of eliminating seeds that have been stored for too long on our shelves and replacing them with new batches. Each package is stamped with a unique batch number and also with the sow-by-date.
All four stages combined allow us to state with confidence that the seeds we deliver comply with the highest standards and have completed all required control stages with flying colours.
Prizes and awards
The seeds we sell are widely recognized for their quality and have won many awards. Our seeds won numerous gold medals and distinctions for their high quality. The World of Flowers was also honoured for its innovative approach.
Among those awards there were: TOP INNOVATION (June 2015), GOLD MEDAL AT THE POZNAN INTERNATIONAL FAIR (2015), CONSUMER QUALITY LEADER (2014), FARMER OF THE YEAR (2014).
In addition, we have also been awarded the “IDEAL BUSINESS” certificate for two years in a row.
Germination
We are committed to selling only the highest quality seeds. Taking into consideration the efforts we make daily, please also note that plants are living organisms and their germination and growth depends on many factors, such as temperature, soil type, humidity and the frequency with that they are watered, sowing time and conditions, use of fertilizers and plant protection agents (pesticides), as well as weather and climate conditions. We provide help by sharing the accurate and up-to-date sowing and growing information, however, we cannot bear any responsibility for the plants that were not cultivated in conditions appropriate for given species.
