The cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), also called wild cornflower, is a 30-60 cm tall, annual plant in the composite family. Within the genus Centaurea it is one of three species that occur naturally in Belgium and the Netherlands. It is on the Dutch Red List (plants) of 2000. In Flanders the species has the status "declining".
The cornflower owes its name to its traditional place of growth; in fields among the grain. Because the plant only needed little space, it could survive here among the tall grain. Due to the cultivation with purified seeds, the plant is almost no longer found in this environment. The blue flowers can still be found regularly on roadsides. The species is even increasing, probably because many roadsides are mowed less often than before. However, it should be mentioned that a large part of these plants have been feral from gardens.[source?]
The trumpet-shaped ray flowers with triangular lips have a striking deep blue color, which has given rise to the name cornflower blue. The base of the tube flowers is purple. The natural flowering period is from June to August. source wikipedia
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