Cornflower Mauve Boy

The softest member of the cornflower family. Mauve Boy produces double blooms in a gentle, dusty mauve-lilac — a colour that sits beautifully between the classic blue and the blush pink, and blends into a cottage border with a quiet, understated elegance.

Ultra-hardy, cut-and-come-again, and thriving in poor soil. Particularly effective woven through silver foliage or pale grasses, where the soft mauve seems to float. Listed on the RHS Plants for Pollinators.

• Centaurea cyanus 'Mauve Boy' — Hardy Annual (H7)
• Height: 75–90cm | Flowers: June–September
• Approximately 200 seeds per packet
• Direct sow September for early blooms, or March–May — do not transplant
• Full sun; thrives in poor, well-drained soil — do not over-feed
• RHS Plants for Pollinators listed — petals edible

Grow it with Nigella Miss Jekyll Mixed for a hazy, romantic border in soft mauves, blues, and pinks.