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CENTAUREA cyanus 'Double Mixture'
Plant Description
| Article Type: | (Organic Seed DE-ÖKO-006) |
| Life Cycle: | Annual |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Origin: | Cultivar. Western Asia and Europe: fields and roadsides. |
| Special Features: | The cornflower in mixed colors offers a wonderful opportunity in the short term green borders and beds and have cut flowers in your own garden untill frost. Erosion control. Suitable for natural landscaping. Drought tolerant/ for xeriscaping/ water-wise design. Moderate self-sowing in suitable locations. Easy to grow. |
| Basic Colour: | (blue / mixture) |
| Flower Colour: | blue, pink and white colors |
| Natural Flowering Period: | June - October |
| Flowering: | First year flowering |
| Flower: | double |
| Winter Hardiness Zones: |
Z4 - Z10
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| Foliage: | entire, linear to lanceolate, slightly hirsute, green |
| Growth Habit: | vigorous / lax |
| Height with Flowers: | 50 cm |
| Soil Requirements: | average / undemanding |
| Location: | |
| Characteristics: | medicinal plant / tea herb / culinary herb |
| Usage: | suitable for cutting |
| Portion weight: | 0.8 Gram |
| Grams per 1000 seeds: | 4.16667 Gram |
| Seeds per Gram (does not correspond to the number of plants!): |
240 |
| Gram to get 1000 plants (if sown directly into pots etc. you will need a larger quantity): |
12 Gram |
| Sowing Direction: |
(15) Rapidly germinating, keep seed in constant moisture (not wet) with temperatures of about +20°C [68°F]. Seeds must be covered thinly. Do not cover very small seeds, but tightly press into the earth. Keep in cooler conditions after germination occurs.
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| Best Sowing Date (northern Hemisphere, Field condition): |
Anytime |
| Fertilizer: | Light (100-150 ppm) |
