
Cornflower Seeds
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Bring classic charm to your garden with these Cornflower Seeds.
Double Blue Cornflower
This hardy annual is a must-have for cottage gardens, producing vivid blue, double-petaled blooms that reach up to 60cm tall. Perfect for cut flower arrangements, these easy-to-grow flowers attract bees and butterflies, enhancing biodiversity. Thriving in full sun and well-drained soil, they make a delightful addition to borders, wildflower meadows, and containers. Sow directly in spring or autumn for a long-lasting floral display.
Cornflower Double Mixed
Add a splash of colour to your garden with Cornflower ‘Double Mixed’ Seeds. This hardy annual is one of the easiest flowers to grow, producing masses of stunning blooms in shades of red, rose, maroon, blue, and white. Traditionally known as Bachelor’s Buttons, these flowers were once worn by horse riders in the show ring. Growing up to 60cm tall, they create a striking display in borders, wildflower meadows, and cut flower arrangements. Loved by bees and butterflies, they bring vibrancy and biodiversity to any outdoor space.
Yellow Rattle Wildflower Seeds
Transform your grassland into a thriving wildflower meadow with Yellow Rattle Seeds (Rhinanthus minor). Known for their rattling seed pods, this annual wildflower produces bright yellow blooms from May to August. Unlike most wildflowers, Yellow Rattle has a unique annual lifecycle, setting seed in July and August, ready to germinate the following spring. It naturally suppresses grass growth, creating space for other wildflowers to flourish. Growing up to 50cm tall, it is an essential addition to meadows, grasslands, and rewilding projects, attracting pollinators and boosting biodiversity.
Wild Flower Cornfield Mix
Bring the charm of traditional cornfield wildflowers back to your garden with this carefully selected annual wildflower mix. Containing Corn Chamomile, Corncockle, Cornflower, Corn Marigold, and Corn Poppy, this vibrant mix recreates the natural beauty of meadows once common in the countryside. Many of these species are now rare in the wild, making this a fantastic conservation-friendly choice. Unlike other mixes, this blend contains no grass, ensuring a pure display of colourful flowers. Perfect for borders, wild gardens, and pollinator-friendly spaces, this mix covers approximately 2 sq. meters and blooms beautifully from spring to autumn.
***Please check the individual packets for sowing your seeds and harvesting as they may vary from the chart below***
- Key Features
- Grows up to 60cm tall
- Ideal for cut flowers & cottage gardens
- Attracts bees & butterflies
- Thrives in full sun & well-drained soil
- Please check the individual packets for sowing your seeds and harvesting as they may vary from the chart below
Growing chart
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Technical specifications
Approx. Seed Count | Double Blue 325 Seeds |
Double Mixed 300 Seeds | |
Yellow Rattle Wildflower 50 Seeds | |
Cornfield Wild Flowers Mix Covers 2sq.m | |
When to Sow Cornflower Seeds | Late March to May |
Where to Sow | In shallow drills in weed free flowering site of just rake into surface to create an eye catching mass display. Can also be sown in sheltered position in September for an early Spring flowering. |
What to do Next | Plants should not be transplanted once sowed into the ground, sprinkle the seeds thinly to avoid overcrowding, growing plants fairly close help to give them support. |
Plant Maturity | May to September |
Handy Tip | Regular pruning of flowers promotes new growth all throughout the Summer. |