Name: Centaurea cyanus - Cornflower Wildflower Plant
Brand: Centaurea
SKU: pda444
Price: 5.9 EUR
Availability: OutOfStock

Centaurea cyanus

€5,90

Centaurea cyanus

€5,90

Organic

Sustainable

Locally grown

🪴Standard: 9x9 cm pot

🚂 Ships across EU

🌱 Grown without pesticides or UV lamps

Flower Color: Blue

Preferred Soil Type: Well-drained

Centaurea cyanus, also called Cornflower or Blue Barbeau, is a vigorously self-seeding annual flower that was once widespread in the Western European countryside.

The leaves are very narrow, long and grayish-green.

Its small, incredibly blue flowers add a touch of charm to even the smallest flowerbed. This flowering is very melliferous and nectariferous.

Planted in large clumps, scattered here and there among other plants, these flowers are perfect in country bouquets, and the plants bloom for months if care is taken to remove the faded flowers.

pda444

Participate in the rewilding of Western Europe!

In agroecosystems, a decline in biological diversity caused by the intensification of agricultural practices is currently being observed. <...> Specific biological traits could explain the decline of some and the success of others. Thus, better understanding the biological causes of regression would allow for the implementation of management strategies in these intensive agricultural systems. The cornflower (Centaurea cyanus L.) is an agroecosystem specialist wildflower that is currently declining in western Europe.