Centaurea cyanus has many common names including blue bottle, bluet, bachelor's button, cornflower, ragged sailor, and French pink. The flowers are blue, purple, pink, or white.

Centaurea Cyanus

Centaurea cyanus has many common names including blue bottle, bluet, bachelor's button, cornflower,…

"Centaurea cyanus. 1. a floret; 2. the anthers; 3. perpendicular section of young fruit; 4. ripe fruit." -Lindley, 1853

Cornflower

"Centaurea cyanus. 1. a floret; 2. the anthers; 3. perpendicular section of young fruit; 4. ripe fruit."…

An illustration of a disk-floret of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button, Basket flower, Bluebottle, Boutonniere flower, Hurtsickle) is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe.

Disk-floret of a Cornflower

An illustration of a disk-floret of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button,…

An illustration of a longitudinal section view of a disk-floret of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button, Basket flower, Bluebottle, Boutonniere flower, Hurtsickle) is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe.

Disk-floret of a Cornflower (Longitudinal

An illustration of a longitudinal section view of a disk-floret of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus…

An illustration of the inflorescence of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button, Basket flower, Bluebottle, Boutonniere flower, Hurtsickle) is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe.

Inflorescence of a Cornflower

An illustration of the inflorescence of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button,…

An illustration of a ray-floret of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button, Basket flower, Bluebottle, Boutonniere flower, Hurtsickle) is a small annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe.

Ray-floret of a Cornflower

An illustration of a ray-floret of the cornflower. Centaurea cyanus ('Cornflower, Bachelor's button,…