{"product_id":"organic-bachelor-button-blue-boy-seeds","title":"Blue Boy Bachelor Button Seeds (Organic)","description":"\u003cp\u003eBlue Boy is the cornflower blue gardeners hope for: saturated, clear, and set off by a finely fringed edge. The uniform 1–1¼-inch blooms hold that vivid color even when dried, making this organic bachelor button as useful for everlasting work as it is for fresh bouquets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hardy annual with an easygoing cottage-garden manner, Blue Boy threads beautifully through meadow plantings and cutting rows. Pollinators work the open flowers, and the edible petals bring a brilliant blue accent to plates and drinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBotanical name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eCentaurea cyanus\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCultivar:\u003c\/strong\u003e Blue Boy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOrganic status:\u003c\/strong\u003e Certified organic seed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLife cycle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardy annual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExposure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSowing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Direct sow after the last frost or start indoors 4–6 weeks early\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePlanting depth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/4 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFinal spacing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6–9 in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDays to maturity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 65–75 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSeed unit:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1\/32 oz.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCertified organic to USDA standards by Vermont Organic Farmers, LLC.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!-- seed-starting-help:2026-08-23 --\u003e\u003caside aria-label=\"Seed-starting help\" style=\"margin:1.25rem 0;padding:.9rem 1.05rem;border-left:4px solid #8467a5;background:#f8f5ef;\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeed-starting help:\u003c\/strong\u003e Tiny seeds, large opinions. This variety can begin indoors or outside. Compare \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/how-to-direct-sow-flower-seeds\"\u003edirect sowing\u003c\/a\u003e with \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/how-to-start-flower-seeds-indoors\"\u003eindoor seed starting\u003c\/a\u003e, then check \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/news\/when-to-start-flower-seeds\"\u003ewhen to begin in your climate\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/aside\u003e\u003cp\u003eHarvest stems as the flowers open, leaving enough foliage to keep the plants branching, or gather fully open blooms for drying. Find more strong cutting varieties in our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/flower-seed-packets\"\u003eflower seed packets\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"High Mowing Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44028155822139,"sku":"SWF3099","price":3.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3455\/6475\/files\/SWF3099_Blue-Boy-Bachelor-Button1.jpg?v=1787449807","url":"https:\/\/www.anniesannuals.com\/products\/organic-bachelor-button-blue-boy-seeds","provider":"Annie's Annuals \u0026 Perennials","version":"1.0","type":"link"}