Centaurea
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CENTAUREA
(Plant heights are given at maturity)
Bachelor's
Buttons (Cornflower, Kornblume, Bluebow,
Hurtsickle, Blue Cap,
Bluet)
- Centaurea cyanus - Annual, reseeds freely;
Lovely 1in. blooms
in
shades of white, blue and pink atop sturdy stems with carnation-like
foliage.
Wonderful in a cottage garden or in a bouquet.
At one time, the
flowers
were used to manufacture a French eyewash, Eau de
Casselunettes, which
was used to treat weak eyes. Culpeper, in his famous herbal,
declared
that
the flowers, mixed with plantain, horsetail and comfrey was an
excellent
antidote for the bite of scorpions and other venomous
creatures and the
seeds were used to fight infectious diseases, including the
plague.
The blooms are still used with alum-water to make a lavender-blue water
color paint. It was also said that the stems of the plant
were so
strong that they would dull any sickle used to cut them, thus
the name
hurtsickle. Full sun; plant height: 18-24in.
Golden Yellow Cornflower - Centaurea suaveolens
- Perennial - Bright
yellow blooms on sturdy stems make a good cut flower. Hardy
to 40F
(-40C);
height: 24in.
Montana
Blue Cornflower (Mountain Blue Cornflower) Centaurea
montana -
Perennial
- Bright cornflower-blue feathery blooms appear in the
spring.
Foliage
is bright green and forms a mound. Will reseed if not
dead-headed.
Native wildflower attracts butterflies and hummingbirds.
Hardy to
-40F (-40C); height: 24in.
Persian
Cornflower - Centaurea dealbata - Perennial - Rose
pink blooms with
grey-green
finely cut foliage. Excellent cut flower. Hardy
to 40F
(-40C);
height: 24in.
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