Cornflower

Spring Starflower

About Cornflower and Spring Starflower

Cornflower

Spring Starflower

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Perennial

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

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

South America, Argentina

1.4 Types

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

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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100

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

Temperate Regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-11

5-9

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

9-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

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21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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30.00 cm

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10.20 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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30.00 cm

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5.10 cm

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver, Sky Blue

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

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2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

By dividing rhizomes, tubers

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Slugs, Snails

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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3% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Bulb Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Bees, Birds, Hummingbirds

5.12 Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

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6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

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

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers

6.2.3 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

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6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Container, Herb

Container, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CENTAUREA cyanus

Ipheion uniflorum

7.2 Common Name

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

Spring Starflower, Springstar

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hydrangea

Spring Starflower

7.2.2 In German

Hortensie

Frühling Borretsch

7.2.3 In French

Hortensia

Spring Starflower

7.2.4 In Spanish

Hortensia

primavera Flor de estrella

7.2.5 In Greek

υδραγεία

άνοιξη starflower

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hortênsia

primavera Starflower

7.2.7 In Polish

Hortensja

Wiosna Starflower

7.2.8 In Latin

Hibiscus

Spring Starflower

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Lilopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Centaurea

Ipheion

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cynareae

Gilliesieae

8.9 Subfamily

Carduoideae

Allioideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Cornflower and Spring Starflower

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

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Season and Care of Cornflower and Spring Starflower

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

Cornflower and Spring Starflower Physical Information

Cornflower and Spring Starflower physical information is very important for comparison. Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Spring Starflower height is 10.20 cm and width 5.10 cm. The color specification of Cornflower and Spring Starflower are as follows:

Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green
Spring Starflower flower color: Light Blue, Light Purple, Silver and Sky Blue
Spring Starflower leaf color: Green, Light Green and Gray Green

Care of Cornflower and Spring Starflower

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