Cornflower, Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus)
Light blue and white, nice!
Besides being pretty they are also useful for: and I collect them (blossoms) for making cornflower water for the eyes and skin.
Cornflower blue - with its contrasting navy blue stamens in October Waihi, New Zealand
A pale pink one with violet center
Cornflower Blue - found growing wild up a country road in Waihi, New Zealand
Cornflower - the 'true blue' colour of this lovely flower I found growing wild on a country road in Waihi, New Zealand
Purple Cornflower 'Mauve Ball'
The bee wasn't in the picture at all when i was focusing, but right in time just before the shutter.
This is an easy flower to grow from seeds.
These grow wild in our pasture.
Centaurea cyanus, Bachelor's Buttons - First National Bank, Seward, Alaska - September 2002
This flower grows wild in Tennessee in roadside grassy areas.
Mixed with White Bridal Snapdragons
Has become naturalized in many parts of Texas.
Attractive flowers
C. cyanus seedlings started indoors. Seward, Alaska. Early April 2005.
Side view of the bloom
The cornflower blues
The silvery lightly fuzzy foliage of cornflower
seeds
Centaurea Cyanus
This is in my DS's garden...came from an annual seed mix.
Seedheads from the top.
Seeds
Seedpod up close and personal
Extreme close up of seeds
Bachelor's Button
Cornflower in British Columbia, Canada, June 1998
Cornflower in British Columbia, Canada, June 1998
A white one with blue-violet center
bud
bachelor button
I could look at the blue of this flower all day long.
Buttons -- lots of friendly color with no fuss -- Mother's Day, 2010.
Cornflower 'Mauve Ball' in Margaret's Waihi October garden, New Zealand
Foliage detail
Bachelor\'s Button Centaurea cyanus
