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"Tubular corolla, from head of bachelor's button." -Bergen, 1896

Cornflower

"Tubular corolla, from head of bachelor's button." -Bergen, 1896

"Flower-cluster of bachelor's button (Centaurea Cyanus)." -Bergen, 1896

Cornflower

"Flower-cluster of bachelor's button (Centaurea Cyanus)." -Bergen, 1896

"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."…

It is an annual plant growing to 40-90 cm tall, with grey-green branched stems. The leaves are lanceolate, 1-4 cm long. The flowers are most commonly an intense blue colour, produced in flowerheads (capitula) 1.5-3 cm diameter, with a ring of a few large, spreading ray florets surrounding a central cluster of disc florets.

Cornflower

It is an annual plant growing to 40-90 cm tall, with grey-green branched stems. The leaves are lanceolate,…

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,…