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Bachelor Button - Blue Boy
Blue Boys bloom 10 to 12 weeks after seeding. The Bachelor Button Blue Boy, 'Centaurea cyanus', displays sky blue flowers that are attractive as cut or dried flowers. Bachelor Button prefers full sun but will withstand some shade. Bachelor Button will "naturalize" the seed the plant drops. The flower size ranges from 1/2 to 1 inch wide with a sky blue color. They will perform admirably in poor soils and they do well in dry soils. The Bachelor Button Blue Boy, also known as Cornflower, has other admirable traits including drought tolerance. In warm climates, plant in summer to early fall for winter bloom. Remove spent flowers to extend the bloom season and increase the flower size. It readily comes back the next year to produce another crop of blue flowers. Plant in early spring, 1 to 2 weeks before the last frost. ... more
Grass - Pony Tails After sowing, flower heads will appear in 16 weeks. The flower heads appear in the summer. Spray the flowers with florist dye to create any color you want. Plants do not get anymore graceful than Pony Tails. Pony Tails prefer full sun and well drained infertile soils. Plant in the spring, 3 weeks before the last average frost date. The Grass Pony Tails, 'Stipa tenuissima', is very graceful with a soft fair-colored pony tail, This perennial will come back every year and bloom the first year. This plant is used for a tall, grassy groundcover and looks very nice in clumps. Pony Tails Grass has soft 8 inch plumes atop the plants. |
