Botanical Name: Centaurea cyanus
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Common Name: Cornflower, Bachelor's Button  
Plant photo of: Centaurea cyanus
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Fix leaking sprinklers, valves, and pipes.

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  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Annual

 

Height Range

1-3'

 

Flower Color

Blue, Pink, Violet, White

 

Flower Season

Spring, Summer

 

Leaf Color

Green

 

Bark Color

n/a

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
Photographer: City of Durham Parks
  • Description

  • Notes

This charming garden annual blooms May to July with violet blue, pink, or white flowers. Plants grow from 1 to 3 feet tall, and about half as wide, and have green foliage. They are a lovely cut flower, though removing the spent blooms will limit its reseeding nature and deprive birds of much-enjoyed seeds.