Certified Organic Cornflower (Centaurea Cyanus)

Cornflower attracts pollinators such as honeybees, bumble bees, butterflies and beneficial insects such as hoverflies, lacewings, ladybugs and parasitic wasps. An attractive annual with edible flowers that continue to bloom all Summer. Deadheading spent flowers will prolong blooming. Flowers have a clove like flavour and are slightly sweet and spicy. Petals make a nice garnish for salads, lemonade or cocktails. Dried petals can be infused in teas. Seeds are open pollinated and untreated. Certified organic by EcoCert Canada.

Pollinator Visitors: Bees, Butterflies and Beneficial Insects

Bloom Time: Early Spring - Late Summer (When planting a Pollinator Garden select plants with diverse bloom times)

Bloom Colour: Blue/Pink/Purple/White (Select plants with diverse bloom colours to attract the widest variety of pollinators to your Pollinator Garden)

Bloom Type: Self-Seeding Annual

Planting Instructions: Direct sow seeds with a light dusting of soil just before last frost

Days to Germination: 3-5

Exposure: Full Sun

Zone: 1-10

Quantity: 20-25 seeds

NOTE: Planting Certified Organic Untreated Seeds and following organic gardening practices are imperative to the health and happiness of pollinators in your garden. We wish you success in your pollinator garden and hope that you are as delighted as us when a pollinator comes to visit. When you see a pollinator make sure to snap a photo and tag us @heiwahoney.