Centaurea cyanus. Centaurea are also known as Bachelor's Buttons
Familiar, charming, brightly-coloured pompoms on fuzzy grey stems, are well loved by humans and attractive to beneficial hover-flies
Blue Boy is at home in borders, with herbs, or in the kitchen garden
Blue Boy has the traditional vivid blue blossoms, tall growing for masses of cut flowers
Centaurea flowers also dry particularly well
Tear fresh flower petals for use in salads, teas, or fancy drinks
Plant height 30-36"
It is drought tolerant once established, so good for xeriscaping
Annual
Edible flowers
Tall growing for cut flowers.
Bright blue on fuzzy grey stems
self-sowing annual and will happily naturalize
