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About Cornflower

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea
1.4 Types
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
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100
Rank: 41 (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
2-11
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
30.00 cm
Rank: 100 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green, Gray Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Sea Green, Gray Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Sea Green, Gray Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblovate
2.4 Thorns
8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
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
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
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
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
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Loamy
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Compost
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot
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
34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
76% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
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
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Herb
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CENTAUREA cyanus
7.2 Common Name
Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower
7.2.1 In Hindi
Hydrangea
7.2.2 In German
Hortensie
7.2.3 In French
Hortensia
7.2.4 In Spanish
Hortensia
7.2.5 In Greek
υδραγεία
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Hortênsia
7.2.7 In Polish
Hortensja
7.2.8 In Latin
Hibiscus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Anthophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
Centaurea
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Cynareae
8.9 Subfamily
Carduoideae
8.10 Number of Species
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Properties of Cornflower

Want to know the properties of Cornflower? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Cornflower is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. Cornflower Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Fever, Kidney problems and Urinary tract problems

  • Part of plant used: Flowers and Root

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Cornflower Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Cornflower. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Cornflower physical information is as follows: 30.00 cm tall and 30.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Oblovate. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue
  • Leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green

Care of Cornflower

Taking Cornflower Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Cornflower include pruning, which should be done Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Cornflower

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Cornflower is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual and Perennial plant. Cornflower is a very important plant from Annual Plants. There are 100 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle. This plant's habitat is Forest edges, Hillside and Woods and it comes in the hardiness zone 2-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.

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