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What is

Life Span
Annual and Perennial

Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs

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

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

Number of Varieties
100 52

Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone
2-11

AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1

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

Habit
Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height
30.00 cm 100

Minimum Width
30.00 cm 100

Plant Color

Flower Color
Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor

Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer
Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall
Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape
Oblovate

Thorns
No

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate
Very Fast

Type of Soil
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage
Well drained

Bloom Time
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer
Yes

Tolerances
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?
Seedlings

Plant Maintenance
Medium

Watering Plants

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

In Summer
Lots of watering

In Spring
Moderate

In Winter
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH
Slightly Acidic

Soil Type
Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity
Loamy

Sun Exposure
Full Sun

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

Fertilizers
Compost

Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot

Plant Tolerance
Drought

Facts

Flowers
Showy

Flower Petal Number
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit
No

Edible Fruit
No

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower
Yes

Fragrant Fruit
No

Fragrant Leaf
No

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No

Showy Foliage
No

Showy Bark
No

Foliage Texture
Medium

Foliage Sheen
Matte

Evergreen
No

Invasive
Sometimes

Self-Sowing
Yes

Attracts
Butterflies

Allergy
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits
-

Edible Uses
Yes

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root

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 Indoor Plant
Yes

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes

Garden Design
Container, Herb

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
CENTAUREA cyanus

Common Name
Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower

In Hindi
Hydrangea

In German
Hortensie

In French
Hortensia

In Spanish
Hortensia

In Greek
υδραγεία

In Portuguese
Hortênsia

In Polish
Hortensja

In Latin
Hibiscus

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Anthophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida

Order
Asterales

Family
Asteraceae

Genus
Centaurea

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe
Cynareae

Subfamily
Carduoideae

Number of Species
250 63

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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:

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:

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.

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