Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) is a herb that belongs to the Compositae family. It is mostly used in cosmetics.
Cornflower
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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, Bachelor's Button
Scientific Name: Centaurea cyanus L.
Synonym:
Family: Asteraceae ...
Cornflowers are ornamental annuals or perennials with usually rich blue to lilac, yellow or cream flowers which appear in masses throughout summer and attract numerous bees and butterflies with their seducing nectar.
Cornflower, Blue-Bottle, Bachelor's Button
Easy to grow, this member of the daisy family is good for borders or wild gardens. Most annual types are grown for their frilly, cuttable flowers, and perennials for their felty, gray foliage.
Perennial Cornflower
Centaurea montana
Genus: Centaurea
Species: montana ...
A cultivar of the old-fashioned perennial cornflower, this is lower growing than the species and doesn't need support. With its attractive grey-green, lobed, dense foliage, it is good grown against a wall or in a defined space.
Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor's buttons, Bluebottle, Cornflower)
Photo/Illustration: Rick Mark
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Cornflower - Centaurea cyanus
Apr 29th
Posted by Rupert Foxton-Smythe in Window Boxes ...
Blue Cornflower
Blue Cornflower (Centaurea Cyanus) - A beautiful native annual of easy culture, often sowing itself. The young plants stand our hardest winters, and flower better grown thus than if sown in spring.
Cornflower blue flowers with orange crests and white throats surrounded by
navy blue. A consistently strong performer, more thick and robust than the
species. Very attractive, versatile and easy to care for.
Height
6-8 Inches ...
Persian Cornflower; aka,
Persian Bachelor Button; or,
Ornamental Knapweed ...
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.
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Centaurea Cyanus
Cornflower
Bachelor's Button
Special thanks to Pierre Guertin for assistance with identification.
Cornflower
Perennial Centaurea montana
Corylopsis
Corylopsis Corylopsis spp.
Cotoneaster (Cotoneaster)
Autumn Fire Cotoneaster salicifolius ‘Autumn Fire'
Bearberry Cotoneaster dammeri
European Cotoneaster integerrimus ...
Bachelor's button, cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
Bahia grass (Paspalum notatum)
Ball cactus (Notocactus species)
Banana (Musa species)
Banjo fig (Ficus lyrata)
Banyan fig (Ficus retusa)
Baobab (Adansonia digitata)
Barberry (Berberis species) ...
cornflower; batchellor's button; blue bottle Centaurea cyanus
cottonweed; slender snake cotton Froelichia gracilis
Coulter pine Pinus coulteri
crabgrass; pangola grass Digitaria eriantha
crack willow Salix fragilis
cranesbill Geranium columbinum ...
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.
Sky-blue cornflowers can give lilies such as white 'Apollo', cream 'Mont Blanc' or pale yellow 'Medaillon' a very definite extra lift.
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 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.
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) ...
The History and Culture of Cornflower
The brilliant blue color of Centaura cyanus, cornflower, makes this hardy annual a good choice for any flower or herb gardener's yard.
Growing Dracuncula Vulgaris, the Voodoo Lily ...
Nombres relacionados: Aciano (castellano), Asteraceae (familia), Azulejo (castellano), Blavet (catalán), Centaurea montana (similar), Cornflower (inglés), Fidalguinhos (gallego y/o portugués), Garden cornflower (inglés), Kornblume (alemán), ...
Description:
The ray flowers of the various species of Cornflower (also known as Bachelor's Buttons, Bluets, Centaureas, and Knapweeds) are deeply divided, giving the showy flowers a very frilled appearance.
A. caeruleum
This variety produces cornflower blue blooms on round, five-centimetre clusters atop 30-centimetre-high stems in June.
Centaurea cyanus--Bachelor Button, Cornflower
CENTAUREA INSECTS
CENTAUREA DISEASES ...
In addition to these, you can also sow sweet peas, centauria (cornflower) and annual larkspur The vegetables will be ready for transplanting in three to four weeks In about six weeks from date of sowing, about mid-April, ...
Common names: Russian knapweed, Turestan thistle, creeping knapweed, mountain bluet, Russian cornflower, hardheads
Native To: Eurasia
Date of U.S. Introduction: Early 1900s ...
The flowers are terminal, somewhat similar to those of the Cornflower in general shape, though larger.
For Colorado mountain gardeners in hardiness zone two or three, try June-blooming Allium caeruleum. The blue-globe onion produces cornflower-blue blooms on two-inch round clusters on one-foot stems.
Hostas - so many different ones available, even from seeds for pleasant surprises. Just try for a little shade. Cornflowers next choice. Submitted by John K ...
In late spring it sprouts several erect stems which have smaller, clasping leaves and stand about 1-2 ft (0.3-0.6 m) tall, each bearing 1-4 shaggy cornflower-like flowerheads 3-4 in (7.6-10 cm) across.
Rush, Cone Flower, Copse Bindweed, Coral Necklace, Coralroot Bittercress, Coralroot Orchid, Corky-fruited Water Dropwort, Corn Buttercup, Corn Chamomile, Corn Cockle, Corn Gromwell, Corn Marigold, Corn Mint, Corn Parsley, Corn Spurrey, Cornflower, ...
 See also: Centaurea, May, Green, Pink, Grass
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