Family: Asteraceae

Scientific Name: Centaurea cyanus Red Boy

Common Name: Red Boy Cornflower

DescriptionA cottage garden annual with rosy-red bachelor buttons flowers.
Pronunciation(sen-TAR-ee-uh)
Plant TypeAll Plants, Annuals
Sunlightfull
Moistureaverage
Soil & Siteaverage
Flowersmy flowers varied from red to pinkish red
Dimensions24 plus inches
Maintenancestake if needed
Propagationeasy from seeds, direct seed into peat pots
Author's NotesI grew this group of Centaurea and about 10 others for a couple of summers. Made nice cut flowers. Most all of my plants were floppy and needed to be staked.
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