Cornflower or bachelor's button
Centaurea cyanus
The story
In Europe, where the annual cornflower is native, this plant was historically a familiar sight to farmers. It earned its common name, cornflower, because it frequently grew as a weed alongside crops in local cornfields.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
- Family
- Asteraceae
How to use it
Cornflowers are not only ornamental but also have practical uses. They can be used in traditional medicine, where their petals are sometimes brewed into teas for various health benefits. Additionally, they attract beneficial insects to gardens, helping to promote biodiversity and a healthy ecosystem.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org
About
Centaurea cyanus, commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button, is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Europe. In the past, it often grew as a weed in cornfields, hence its name.
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Centaurea cyanus
- Slug
- centaurea-cyanus
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
- Species
- cyanus
- Wikidata QID
- Q156921
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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