Cornflower

Mugo Pine

About Cornflower and Mugo Pine

Cornflower

Mugo Pine

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What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Needled or Scaled Evergreen

Origin

World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea

Europe, Southern Europe

Types

Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle

Pinus mugo, Swiss Mountain Pine

Number of Varieties

10040

0 40000

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Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

Mountains, open Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-112-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

7-1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm240.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Slow

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

occasional watering once established

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies

Birds

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Antiasthamatic, Cardiotonic, Expectorant

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

Shelterbelt, Used as firewood, Used for making green dye

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Herb

Alpine, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CENTAUREA cyanus

PINUS mugo

Common Name

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

Dwarf Mountain Pine, Mugo pine, Mountain Pine

In Hindi

Hydrangea

Mugo Pine

In German

Hortensie

Bergkiefer

In French

Hortensia

Pinus mugo

In Spanish

Hortensia

Pinus mugo

In Greek

υδραγεία

Mugo Pine

In Portuguese

Hortênsia

Pinus mugo

In Polish

Hortensja

Kosodrzewina

In Latin

Hibiscus

Mugo Pine

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Coniferophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Pinopsida

Order

Asterales

Pinales

Family

Asteraceae

Pinaceae

Genus

Centaurea

Pinus

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Cynareae

Subfamily

Carduoideae

Number of Species

2503

1 27800

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Properties of Cornflower and Mugo Pine

Wondering what are the properties of Cornflower and Mugo Pine? We provide you with everything About Cornflower and Mugo Pine. Cornflower doesn't have thorns and Mugo Pine doesn't have thorns. Also Cornflower does not have fragrant flowers. Cornflower has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Mugo Pine has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Cornflower and Mugo Pine and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Cornflower and Mugo Pine

Season and care of Cornflower and Mugo Pine is important to know. While considering everything about Cornflower and Mugo Pine Care, growing season is an essential factor. Cornflower season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Mugo Pine season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Cornflower is Loam, Sand and for Mugo Pine is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Cornflower is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Mugo Pine is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Cornflower and Mugo Pine Physical Information

Cornflower and Mugo Pine physical information is very important for comparison. Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Mugo Pine height is 120.00 cm and width 240.00 cm. The color specification of Cornflower and Mugo Pine are as follows:

Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green
Mugo Pine flower color: Yellow
Mugo Pine leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Cornflower and Mugo Pine

Care of Cornflower and Mugo Pine include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cornflower pruning is done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mugo Pine pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Cornflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mugo Pine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.