Centaurea dealbata
Star Thistle, Knapweed, Persian Cornflower
Easy to grow, this member of the daisy family is good for borders or wild gardens.
Centaurea dealbata (the Persian Cornflower or Whitewash Cornflower) is a species of Centaurea native to the Caucasus Mountains. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental perennial.
[edit] Description ...
Centaurea atropurpurea
150 (200)cm, an impressivley tall perennial species with large feathered leaves in a basal rosette and upright stalks crowned by showy dark wine-red flower heads. Native of mountainous meadows in the Carpathians (Romania).
Centaurea montana 'Alba'
This is the knapweed that appears at the gardens at Chelsea Flower Show every year.
Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor's buttons, Bluebottle, Cornflower)
Photo/Illustration: Rick Mark
Be the first to rate this plant ...
Centaurea cyanus (L.)
Nombres relacionados: Aciano (castellano), Asteraceae (familia), Azulejo (castellano), Blavet (catalán), Centaurea montana (similar), Cornflower (inglés), Fidalguinhos (gallego y/o portugués), Garden cornflower (inglés), ...
Centaurea cyanus
( Ball Series Black Ball )
The cultivar, 'Black Ball' one of the Ball Series bears deep chocolate-toned flowers. An easily seeded annual with grey-green foliage and blue, pink, burgundy, or white 1 inch flowerheads.
Centaurea hypoleuca
Scientific Name: Centaurea hypoleuca DC.
Synonym:
Family: Asteraceae ...
Botanical name: Centaurea macrocephala Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower family)
Bighead knapweed is a perennial cornflower 2-5 feet tall, depending on the habitat. The plant stems are upright and unbranched, terminating in a single flower head.
Centaurea dealbata
- Knapweed, Perennial cornflower, Persian centaurea
Plant Search
A-Z of Plants
Pick List ...
Centaurea Phoenix Hybrids
Genus: Centaurea
Cultivar: Phoenix Hybrids
Buy this Plant Online...
Centaurea diffusa Lam.
Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Taxonomy
Centaurea diffusa Article Citation Search - AGRICOLA Database
USDA. National Agricultural Library.
Research; Special Note: NAL Catalog Search (resources) ...
Centaurea solstitialis L.
Sunflower family (Asteraceae)
NATIVE RANGE: Africa, temperate Asia and Eurasia (Balkan-Asia Minor, the Middle East and south-central Europe) Mediterranean region of southern Europe and northern Africa, especially Turkey.
Centaurea dealbata "Rosea" is easily grown from seed in moist soil. It self-seeds a mite willfully, so should be deadheaded or it may well spread everywhere. Or it can be permitted to naturalize in a low-maintenance meadow-garden.
Centaurea jacea
Brown knapweed is one of four species of lavender-flowered knapweeds that grow in Connecticut (none of them native). Spotted knapweed is the most common species.
Spotted Knapweed
Centaurea maculosa Lam.
Synonym: C. biebersteinii
Family: Asteraceae, Aster or Composite
Genus: Centaurea ...
Centaurea maculosa (Compositae) - I recently saw a potted spotted knapweed for sale for $9.95 (next to the cut goldenrod)...One person's weed... Blooms mid to late summer. (Photographed in WI) ...
Centaurea cyanus
Plants of Home and Garden
Sow directly outside in fall for spring germination, or around last frost. Cover with soil, as dark is needed for germination. Plant does best in full sun and average, sandy soil.
Centaurea
Centaurea cyanus is the cornflower, a pretty little blue-flowered annual with small thistle-like heads of flowers on branching, 21-ft. Stems. There are also pinks and whites and dwarf forms.
Centaurea americana basket flower
annual, easy care
created by ladybug
zones: 4a thru 10b ...
Centaurea
Century Plant (Agave spp). Native to tropical America, introduced to Bermuda from Mexico. Popular throughout Bermuda in gardens, on the roadside and in hotel properties. Many types grow here, including Agave americana, A.
Centaurea Argentea
Centaurea Argentea - s elegant silvery Fernlike leaves, and when planted out or plunged in pots has a good effect; for bedding it must be plunged and partly starved to bring out its whiteness.
Centaurea Babylonica ...
Centaurea Cyanus, the Cornflower, with its star-like blossoms of brilliant blue, is one of our most striking wild-flowers, though it is always looked on as an unwelcome weed by the farmer, ...
Centaurea cyanus Bachelor Buttons are also called Cornflower. But, did you know, they are known by yet another name? They are also called the "Boutonniere" flower. That's because the small, one inch flowers are perfect for button holes on suits.
Centaurea species
1" powdery-blue to purple blooms are borne in profusion from spring to fall on this rounded perennial. Attracts butterflies. This plant normally returns from the roots in spring and often reseeds itself.
Light: Sun ...
Centaurea Cyanus
Cornflower
Bachelor's Button
Special thanks to Pierre Guertin for assistance with identification.
Centaurea dealbata 'Rosea' : Rosea Persian Cornflower - Flowers
Centaurea montana : Perennial Bachelor's Button - Flowers
Centaurea montana : Perennial Bachelor's Button - Whole Plant ...
Centaurea cyanus--Bachelor Button, Cornflower
CENTAUREA INSECTS
CENTAUREA DISEASES ...
Centaurea repens.Russian Knapweed. Russian knapweed is an invasive weed imported from Eurasia. For more information and additional pictures, go to Russian knapweed ecology and control.
Centaurea cyanus. Bachelor's Buttons.
common herb (Centaurea cyanus) of the family Asteraceae ( family). It is a garden flower in the United States but a weed in the grainfields of Europe.
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) is a herb that belongs to the Compositae family. It is mostly used in cosmetics.
Astragalus tenellus
Scorzonera laciniata
Acosta diffusa (Centaurea diffusa)
Ipomopsis ramosa
Physaria scrotiformis
Oxytropis deflexa variety foliolosa
Besseya alpina ...
Acroptilon repens (Centaurea repens)
Introduced. An invasive, much-branched, upright-growing weed that spreads by black creeping roots. Flowers: scaled buds open to reveal whitish to rose-pink, thistle-like flower heads at the tips of stems...
Perennial Centaurea montana
Corylopsis
Corylopsis Corylopsis spp.
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster)
Autumn Fire Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Autumn Fire'
Bearberry Cotoneaster dammeri
European Cotoneaster integerrimus
Franchet Cotoneaster franchetii ...
Centaurea Americana; Cyanus, Victoria Dwarf Compact; Cyanus minor;
suaveolens.
China asters.
Chrysanthemum Burridgeanum; carinatum; coronarium; tricolor.
Convolvulus minor; tricolor.
Cosmidium Burridgeanum.
Delphinium, single; double.
Centaurea cyanus (cornflower): Dark blue daisy-like flowers from late spring to mid-summer.
Limnanthes douglasii (poached egg plant): Numerous cup-shaped yellow-centred white flowers from summer to autumn.
These are: Lychnis coronaria, a campion in the family Caryophyllaceae; and six other species in the Asteraceae: Chrysanthemum ptarmiciflorum; three knapweeds: Centaurea cineraria, C. gymnocarpa, and C.
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Cosmos (Cosmos species)
Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana species)
Forget-me-not (Myosotis sylvatica)
Four o-clock (Mirabalis jalapa)
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Impatiens (Impatiens species)
Johnny-jump-up (Viola tricolor) ...
There are expansive swaths of plume poppies (Macleaya cordata syn. Bocconia cordata) combined with lacy-leafed cardoon (Cynara cardunculus) and giant knapweed (Centaurea macrocephala)-both are large, thistle-like perennials.
Annuals - alyssum, centaurea, coreopsis, larkspur, dianthus, gaillardia, candytuft, phlox, petunia, portulaca and nasturtium.
 See also: Green, May, Pink, Aster, Rose
|
