Blue Bottle

Did you know

• Blue bottle is another common name for the cornflower, once a ubiquitous weed in European grain fields.
• The vivid blue pigment was historically used to make a watercolor paint prized by artists.
• Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany adopted it as his personal emblem, making it the national flower of Germany.
• The flowers are edible and commonly used to garnish salads, cakes, and cocktails.
• Modern agricultural herbicides have made wild cornflowers rare enough to be a conservation concern in Britain.

Color meanings

Uses

• edible garnish
• wildflower meadows
• natural dye