Cornflower

Texas Bluebonnet

About Cornflower and Texas Bluebonnet

Cornflower

Texas Bluebonnet

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual and Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

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

Texas

1.4 Types

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

Ornamental Plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

100NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

Roadsides, Sandy areas

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-113-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

7 - 1

9 - 1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm25.40 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm20.30 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

White, Blue, Purple

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Brown, Sandy Brown

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Green, Sea Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oblovate

Palmate

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Bedding, Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Cuttings, Seedlings

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

Medium

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loamy

Loamy, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

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

Red blotch

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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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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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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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Root

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

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

Animal Feed, Culinary use, Showy Purposes

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

Bedding Plant, Hanging Basket

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CENTAUREA cyanus

LUPINUS subcarnosus

7.2 Common Name

Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet

7.2.1 In Hindi

Hydrangea

texas bluebonnet

7.2.2 In German

Hortensie

texas Blaue Lupine

7.2.3 In French

Hortensia

texas bluebonnet

7.2.4 In Spanish

Hortensia

texas Bluebonnet

7.2.5 In Greek

υδραγεία

texas bluebonnet

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Hortênsia

texas bluebonnet

7.2.7 In Polish

Hortensja

texas bluebonnet

7.2.8 In Latin

Hibiscus

Texas lory

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Anthophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Asterales

Fabales

8.5 Family

Asteraceae

Fabaceae

8.6 Genus

Centaurea

Lupinus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cynareae

Genisteae

8.9 Subfamily

Carduoideae

Faboideae

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Cornflower and Texas Bluebonnet

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

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Season and Care of Cornflower and Texas Bluebonnet

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

Cornflower and Texas Bluebonnet Physical Information

Cornflower and Texas Bluebonnet physical information is very important for comparison. Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Texas Bluebonnet height is 25.40 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Cornflower and Texas Bluebonnet are as follows:

Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green
Texas Bluebonnet flower color: White, Blue and Purple
Texas Bluebonnet leaf color: Green and Sea Green

Care of Cornflower and Texas Bluebonnet

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