Cornflower Polka Dot Mixed

The full cornflower palette in a single packet. Polka Dot Mixed brings together the classic blues, pinks, whites, and purples of the cornflower family in a cheerful, informal mix that is perfect for scattering through a cottage border or filling a cutting patch with colour from early summer through to autumn.

Ultra-hardy, cut-and-come-again, and thriving in poor soil — all the easy virtues of the cornflower family, with the added pleasure of not knowing quite what colour will come next. Listed on the RHS Plants for Pollinators.

• Centaurea cyanus mixed — 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

Scatter it generously and let the colours find their own combinations. Cornflowers always know what they are doing.