Cornflower

Snow Flake

About Cornflower and Snow Flake

Cornflower

Snow Flake

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Shrub

Origin

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

Mexico, Central America

Types

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

Number of Varieties

10020

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

Grassland, wooded grassland

USDA Hardiness Zone

2-1110-13

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

12-9

Sunset Zone

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

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm180.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

30.00 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Blue Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Lanceolate

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Late Fall, Early Winter

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Rooted stem cutting, Softwood cuttings, Stem Cutting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Needs small amount of water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loamy

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Caterpillars, Chewing and Boring Insects, Foliage miners, Mealy bugs, Red blotch, Sap-Sucking Insects

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate, Drought, Salt, Salt water

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Mixed Border

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

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

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers, Leaves

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

Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Herb

Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CENTAUREA cyanus

EUPHORBIA leucocephala

Common Name

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

Christmas flower white lace euphorbia snow bush snow flake snows of Kilimanjaro white Christmas bush

In Hindi

Hydrangea

Snow Flake

In German

Hortensie

Schneeflocke

In French

Hortensia

Flocon de neige

In Spanish

Hortensia

Copo de nieve

In Greek

υδραγεία

Νιφάδα χιονιού

In Portuguese

Hortênsia

Floco de neve

In Polish

Hortensja

Płatek śniegu

In Latin

Hibiscus

Aureus

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Anthophyta

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Asterales

Malpighiales

Family

Asteraceae

Euphorbiaceae

Genus

Centaurea

Euphorbia

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cynareae

Subfamily

Carduoideae

Number of Species

2502000

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Cornflower and Snow Flake

Wondering what are the properties of Cornflower and Snow Flake? We provide you with everything About Cornflower and Snow Flake. Cornflower doesn't have thorns and Snow Flake doesn't have thorns. Also Cornflower does not have fragrant flowers. Cornflower has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Snow Flake 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 Snow Flake and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Annual Plants » More

Cornflower and Kochia

Cornflower and Swan River Daisy

Cornflower and Pot Marigold

» More Compare Annual Plants

Season and Care of Cornflower and Snow Flake

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

Cornflower and Snow Flake Physical Information

Cornflower and Snow Flake physical information is very important for comparison. Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Snow Flake height is 180.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Cornflower and Snow Flake are as follows:

Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green
Snow Flake flower color: White
Snow Flake leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Cornflower and Snow Flake

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