About Cornflower

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

100

Rank: 41 (Overall) ▶

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1.5 Habitat

Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

2-11

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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

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

30.00 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall) ▶

0.1 6350

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

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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

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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

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34% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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30% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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22% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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17% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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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

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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

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31% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it ! ▶

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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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

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall) ▶

1 27800

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.

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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.

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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.