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Asteraceae
Bluebottle Cornflower
Centaurea cyanus
Fidelity and devotion.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Centaurea
- Native to
- Europe, Near East
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Type
- annual herb
- Height
- 1-3 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, average to poor
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 2-11
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- Cornflower blue is a recognized color name inspired by this flower's distinctive vivid blue hue.
- Cornflower seeds were found in Tutankhamun's tomb, dating the flower's cultural significance back 3,000 years.
- The genus Centaurea is named after the centaur Chiron, who in Greek myth used it to heal a wound.
- Young bachelor men wore cornflowers in their lapels to signal they were in love, earning the name 'bachelor's button'.
- The flower petals produce a blue ink that was once used as a watercolor paint and for dyeing fabrics.
Color meanings
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loyalty
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remembrance