species
Centaurea cyanus
Bachelor's button · Cornflower
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Centaurea cyanus belongs to the family Asteraceae, also known as Bachelor's button or Cornflower, introduced before 1500 and long since part of the landscape. It grows in full sun or part shade, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun, Part shade
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- In the UK
- Archaeophyte (pre-1500)
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