sunbeem - Irene
Pink Cornflower – Centaurea spp
Cornflowers are an annual plant with grey-green branched stems, the flowers are most commonly an intense blue colour but you can get these plants with pink and white flowers, the flower-heads are 1.5 to 3cm in diameter, with a ring of a few large, spreading ray florets surrounding a central cluster of disc florets. In the past it often grew as a weed in crop fields, hence its name but unfortunately it is now endangered in its native habitat by agricultural intensification, particularly over-use of herbicides destroying its habitat. Luckily these lovely plants can be grown from seeds and they are very good as a cut flower for the home and if you dry the flowers they keep their natural colour.
Pink Cornflower – Centaurea spp
Cornflowers are an annual plant with grey-green branched stems, the flowers are most commonly an intense blue colour but you can get these plants with pink and white flowers, the flower-heads are 1.5 to 3cm in diameter, with a ring of a few large, spreading ray florets surrounding a central cluster of disc florets. In the past it often grew as a weed in crop fields, hence its name but unfortunately it is now endangered in its native habitat by agricultural intensification, particularly over-use of herbicides destroying its habitat. Luckily these lovely plants can be grown from seeds and they are very good as a cut flower for the home and if you dry the flowers they keep their natural colour.