What should I pay attention to when planting cornflowers?

Need sufficient light

Cornflowers are highly adaptable and easy to grow. They like plenty of sunlight and cannot tolerate dampness. They need to be given plenty of light and moved out of the house frequently to get some sun, especially in the winter when the light hours are short and dry. They need to be planted in a sunny and well-drained place, but avoid direct sunlight in the summer. Cornflowers are relatively cold-resistant, prefer cool environments and avoid heat.

Water and fertilizer management

In principle, it is enough to water cornflowers once a day, but when cornflowers are blooming, they will need more water, so the amount of watering should be increased than usual and sufficient water should be given. In hot and dry summer, cornflowers will require more water. You can water them once in the morning and evening to keep the soil moist and lower the temperature of the pot, but do not allow water to accumulate. Cornflowers prefer fertile, loose and well-drained sandy soil.

Flowering period care

Cornflowers can naturally grow delicate side branches, but if there are too many side branches, the flowers will become smaller. So if it has too many side branches, you can pick off some of the side buds and leave only smaller branches, so that you can get larger flowers. Cornflowers like sunlight. In winter, the daylight hours are shorter, so you can use plant lights to supplement the lighting at night to make them bloom earlier.