Well known in farm gardens, these plants have large, mum-like flowers in shades of yellow, orange and apricot which are excellent as cut flowers. Prior to directly sowing, pre-chill the seed in the refrigerator for a few days.
Cornflowers are excellent as cut flowers and tolerate poor soil.
It is free-blooming, useful as a cut flower and tolerant of drought and poor soil. Although the orange species is more familiar to gardeners, hybrids are now available in pink, red, white and yellow. They are tolerant of poor soil and drought. These daisies are native to much of North America, including the Canadian Prairies Colors include red, orange and yellow, in both single and double forms. The centers are often dark.