Centaurea cyanus 'Classic Fantastic'
cornflower
Captivating blue and white flowers typify this wonderful bi-coloured cornflower. ‘Classic Fantastic’ is a cottage garden and cut flower favourite that...
approx 100 seeds
£2.99
available to order from summer
3 × packets of seeds
£8.00
£2.67 each
available to order from summer
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Plant description
Captivating blue and white flowers typify this wonderful bi-coloured cornflower. ‘Classic Fantastic’ is a cottage garden and cut flower favourite that can be in bloom from as little as 10 weeks from a spring sowing, creating armfuls of vase-filling blue-toned ruffs on tall stems throughout the summer. This is a cut-and-come-again variety that benefits from staking.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for Centaurea cyanus Classic Fantastic:
Centaurea prefer poorer soils, so do not use fertiliser. Support taller stems if necessary and deadhead regularly to prolong flowering. In autumn cut the faded flower heads down to the ground and compost the dead stems. Seeds sown in autumn and over-wintered in a cold frame will produce plants that will flower earlier in the year than those sown in spring.
Sowing instructions:
Surface-sow seeds in trays filled with good quality compost, and germinate at 50-61°F (10°C-16°C). Pot on when they have put on their first true leaves and harden off before planting out after the frosts have passed. Alternatively, sow directly in late spring or early summer, and thin out to 30cm as they grow.
