Bachelor’s buttons are such beautiful flowers and we would recommend deadheading (removing the blooms) as often as needed to encourage more blooms to appear. Instead of removing your plant once it has reached full bloom, consider cutting it back by a third. It may lead to another bloom of flowers later in the summer or in early fall. Deadheading will remove the seeds, but if you want your bachelor’s buttons to return the following year in the same place, leave a few blooms until they wilt and the seed head develops. The seeds will fall to the soil and hopefully return the following year!
As to what you should plant around it, it really comes down to color preference, location, and growing conditions. There are so many beautiful annuals that you can plant that will bloom later in the summer and into the fall. Below are a couple links for you to peruse that might give you some ideas. Happy growing!
Hi Joan,
Bachelor’s buttons are such beautiful flowers and we would recommend deadheading (removing the blooms) as often as needed to encourage more blooms to appear. Instead of removing your plant once it has reached full bloom, consider cutting it back by a third. It may lead to another bloom of flowers later in the summer or in early fall. Deadheading will remove the seeds, but if you want your bachelor’s buttons to return the following year in the same place, leave a few blooms until they wilt and the seed head develops. The seeds will fall to the soil and hopefully return the following year!
As to what you should plant around it, it really comes down to color preference, location, and growing conditions. There are so many beautiful annuals that you can plant that will bloom later in the summer and into the fall. Below are a couple links for you to peruse that might give you some ideas. Happy growing!
/gardening/growing-guides#Flower
/why-you-should-plant-annual-flowers
/best-fall-flowers-your-garden