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Spring Garden Market

Bachelor's Buttons Florist Blue Boy

Bachelor's Buttons Florist Blue Boy

Tags: Zone A | Zone B | Zone C

Type: Pollinator plant

Attracts: Bees, butterflies

Color: Blue

Grown as: Annual

Exposure: Full sun

Water: Average

This flower has it all!  It's easy to grow, 30-38" high, attracts bees and other beneficial insects, and is edible.  Try the blooms in a salad or dry them and add to a tea mixture in the winter months to remind you of spring.  Brilliant blue flowers pair beautifully with orange flowers such as California poppies.
Botanical name: Centaurea cyanus
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