Centaurea cyanus, Blue Diadem, Bachelor's Buttons - Annies Annuals
Bright, richest blue, 2.5” wide, edible blooms on upright 3’ branched stems is what you want and our favorite, ‘Blue Diadem,’ truly delivers! Perfect mid-bed, it makes the sweetest cut flowers. Rich soil is best, kiddies. To 1’ wide.
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Centaurea plants / Bachelor Buttons | Annies Annuals
If self-sowing isn’t desired, deadhead spent flowers before they set seed. Adored by pollinators for their rich nectar, Centaurea flowers make long lasting, delightful cut flowers. Shop here for all of Annie’s Centaurea plants for sale!
Gomphrena decumbens, Airy Bachelor's Buttons - Annies Annuals
This Gomphrena is a perennial here in the Bay Area unlike other annual “Bachelor Buttons”. To 3’ tall by 8’ wide, it blooms Summer thru Fall. Cut it back to the ground in Winter for fresh growth the following year. Reseeds gently and the airy flowers look great mixing in between other plants.
Abutilon, Talini's Pink, Flowering Maple - Annies Annuals
A nice and big 3" across, you get plentiful non-stop bloom throughout the year. 'Talini's Pink' is easy, vigorous and fast growing to 6' x 5', with a dense and graceful branching pattern and attractive evergreen maple-like foliage.
Craspedia globosa, Billy Buttons - Buy Online at Annies Annuals
Janet Plant Whisperer Craspedia globosa, Billy Buttons, Drumsticks - Perfectly spherical yellow flowers are cute as a button! This little-known tender perennial deserves more attention for its adorable ping pong ball-sized flowers 1-2" across that …
Cantua buxifolia, Chilean Bellflower - Buy Online at Annies Annuals
Cantua buxifolia, Chilean Bellflower, Flower of the Inca - Brilliant magenta flowers cover this amazing evergreen shrub in Spring and intermittently throughout the year. Hardy to 20 degrees F with pretty bright green foliage, it grows quickly to a multibranching 6'x6'.
Centaurea cyanus, Red Boy - Buy Online at Annies Annuals
Centaurea cyanus, Red Boy, Bachelor's Buttons, Cornflower - Another cottage garden essential - rosey-red bachelor buttons that grow to a proper size of 40" tall and 30" across, brimming with hundreds of 2" blooms for months - especially if you dead-head spent blooms.
Passiflora parritae x antioquiensis - Annies Annuals
Bred by local patron saint of rare vines, Carlos Rendon, ‘Mission Dolores’ boasts 6-7” flowers of deep magenta infused with orange, with dramatic 18-24” long peduncles. DRAMARAMA! Much easier to grow and more vigorous than P. parritae, but still try to avoid too much cold and heat.
Geranium maderense, Ginormous Geranium - Buy Online at
Geranium maderense, Ginormous Geranium - If you've never grown this majestic, SUPER SIMPLE showstopper in your garden - this is the year to bring one home! There's nothing like the massive 4' across spherical crown of showy pink flowers from April to mid-Summer.