Category / Centaurea / Cornflowers

Prized for its flamboyant, rich blue flowers, Centaurea montana (Mountain Cornflower) is an erect, stoloniferous, clump-forming perennial with fringed, blue flowers, 2 in. wide (5 cm), adorned with reddish blue, thistle-like centers…

Rich with a sweet, honey fragrance, Centaurea americana (Basket Flower) is a magnificent annual boasting very large flowers, 4-5 in. across (10-12 cm), with pinkish lavender ray flowers surrounding creamy disc flowers.…

Centaurea atropurpurea (Dark Purple Knapweed) is a clump-forming, woody-based perennial with deep ruby-red, thistle-like flowers in summer. Attracting bees, butterflies and other admirers, the blossoms open from attractive bronze-colored scaled buds. They…

Bearing charming and profuse flowers for months, Centaurea cyanus ‘Black Gem’ (Cornflower) is an attractive annual with ruffled, dark maroon, thistle-shaped flowers. Blooming abundantly from spring to early fall, the blossoms rise…

Bearing charming and profuse flowers for months, Centaurea cyanus ‘Blue Diadem’ (Cornflower) is an attractive annual with sky blue double flowers adorned with dark purple stamens. Blooming abundantly from spring to early…

Bearing charming and profuse flowers for months, Centaurea cyanus ‘Jubilee Gem’ (Cornflower) is an attractive annual with bright blue, double-flowered, thistle-shaped flowers. Blooming abundantly from spring to early fall, the blossoms rise…

Bearing charming and profuse flowers for months, Centaurea cyanus ‘Pinkie’ (Cornflower) is an attractive annual with ruffled, soft pink double flowers. Blooming abundantly from spring to early fall, the blossoms rise cheerfully…

Bearing charming and profuse flowers for months, Centaurea cyanus ‘Snowman’ (Cornflower) is an attractive annual with ruffled, pure white double flowers. Blooming abundantly from spring to early fall, the blossoms rise cheerfully…

Bearing charming and profuse flowers for months, Centaurea cyanus, known as Cornflower or Bachelor’s Button, are particularly attractive annual plants with usually double, daisy-like flower heads in shades of blue, pink, lavender,…

Centaurea dealbata ‘John Coutts’ (Persian Cornflower) is a vigorous herbaceous perennial boasting showy lavender-pink flowers in summer and early fall. Attracting bees, butterflies and other admirers, the blossoms are carried on upright…

Centaurea dealbata (Persian Cornflower) is a clump-forming perennial boasting lilac-pink flowers in early to mid-summer. Attracting bees, butterflies, and other admirers, the blossoms are carried on upright stems above a bushy clump…

Centaurea macrocephala (Giant Knapweed) is a large, clump-forming perennial boasting large, bright yellow, thistle-like flowers, 3-4 in. wide (7-10 cm), enclosed in shiny, papery brown bracts in early to mid-summer, Blooming for…

Centaurea montana ‘Alba’ (Mountain Cornflower) is a vigorous rhizomatous perennial boasting white fringed flowers, sometimes tinged pink, in late spring to early summer. Attracting bees, butterflies and other admirers, the thistle-like blossoms…

Centaurea montana ‘Amethyst Dream’ (Mountain Cornflower) is a spreading, herbaceous perennial boasting radiant royal-purple, thistle-like flowers in late spring to early summer. Attracting bees, butterflies and other admirers, the blossoms appear atop…

Centaurea montana ‘Amethyst in Snow’ (Mountain Cornflower) is a spreading, herbaceous perennial boasting unique, purple-centered, white fringed flowers in late spring to early summer. Attracting bees, butterflies and other admirers, the thistle-like…