{"id":399,"date":"2013-03-03T00:29:20","date_gmt":"2013-03-03T07:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=399"},"modified":"2013-02-26T07:24:44","modified_gmt":"2013-02-26T14:24:44","slug":"plants-from-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/plants-from-seeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Cornflower from Seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/pink-cornflower.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-398\" title=\"pink-cornflower\" src=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/pink-cornflower-300x197.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/pink-cornflower-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/07\/pink-cornflower.jpg 1952w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>These pink cornflowers are two feet tall. In a vase cut 12 inches long they last 6 or 7 days and are attractive on there own or with simple foliage. They were bought from Wallis seeds and sown broadcast in late spring.<\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t even bother thinning the plants out and they are robust and full of bud and flower, one of the successes of this slow summer so far.<\/p>\n<h3>Seeds for Next Year<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>New catalogues have started arriving so I have started to list a few plants I have seen around that I want to try growing next for year.<\/li>\n<li>Cornflower are available in more than the powder blue of the fields. There are Pink, Red, White, Black and Blue in packets from 50p up to 25gms for less than \u00c2\u00a32.50 which will equate to a heck of a lot of flower power.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3>Advice From Thompson Morgan<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Cornflower is a charming annual that makes an unforgettable impact in grassy meadows and summer borders.<\/li>\n<li>The tall wiry stems and ruffled blooms make Cornflower \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBlue Diadem\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 ideal for cutting.<\/li>\n<li>The nectar rich blooms attract bees and butterflies too.<\/li>\n<li>Height: 75cm (30&#8243;). Spread: 30cm (12&#8243;).<\/li>\n<li>Powder puff Cornflowers of intense azure blue were once a common sight in summer, dotted throughout golden cornfields.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Cornflower by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4010712187\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3486\/4010712187_0c575722e5.jpg\" alt=\"Cornflower\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Seed Sowing<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sow cornflower seeds outdoors where they are to grow from March to April.<\/li>\n<li>Choose a position in full sun on well drained soil which has been raked to a fine tilth.<\/li>\n<li>Sow seeds thinly, at a depth of 3mm (1\/8&#8243;) in drills spaced 30cm (12&#8243;) apart.<\/li>\n<li>Water the ground regularly, especially during dry periods.<\/li>\n<li>Germination usually takes 14-21days. When cornflower seedlings are large enough to handle, thin them out to 15cm (6&#8243;) apart.<br \/>\nAlternatively, grow cornflowers indoors from August to September for early summer flowering next year.<\/li>\n<li>Sow cornflowers on the surface of a good quality seed compost at a temperature of 18-23C (65-73F) and cover with a very fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Do not exclude light as this helps germination.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Cornflower by brianpettinger, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/hortoris\/4730848592\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1397\/4730848592_e738117159.jpg\" alt=\"Cornflower\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?awinmid=2283&amp;awinaffid=81944&amp;clickref=&amp;p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thompson-morgan.com\/plants1\/search.html?section=all&amp;search=cornflower\"> More Cornflower seeds at Thompson &amp; Morgan<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These pink cornflowers are two feet tall. In a vase cut 12 inches long they last 6 or 7 days and are attractive on there own or with simple foliage. They were bought from Wallis seeds and sown broadcast in late spring. I didn&#8217;t even bother thinning the plants out and they are robust and full of bud and flower, one of the successes of this slow summer so far. Seeds for Next Year New catalogues have started arriving so&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/flowers\/plants-from-seeds\/\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-399","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-flowers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}