Corn flower

“Last week I wrote a thread on Prussian Blue including a quote from Fontane’s Frau Jenny Treibel: “What are all the cornflowers in the world compared with a Prussian blue factory?” So it seems only fair to talk about the blue of the cornflower today... #TuesdayisBluesday”

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This easy annual plant also answers to Cornflower, Bachelor’s Button, Bluebottle, Hurtsickle, Hardheads, Knapweed, and Star Thistle. We use the genus name to keep it nice and simple. It grows well in any ordinary, well drained garden soil. Seeds will flourish within the pH range of 5.5-7.0. Deadhead regularly to prolong blooming and prevent self-sowing. Planting several times over the spring will produce a longer bloom time throughout summer and early fall. Continue reading below for some…

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In december of 2013 I received a request from Alberta, Canada, to draw a couple of cornflowers for a tattoo in an etched/engraved style. I had never drawn flowers before, so it was a real challenge to me, even more being something you have to live with fo…

Cornflower blue is a shade of medium-to-light blue containing relatively little green compared to blue. This hue was one of the favourites of the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. Centaurea cyanus, commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button, is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, native to Europe. In the past it often grew as a weed in cornfields (in the broad sense of the word "corn", referring to grains, such as wheat, barley, rye, or oats), hence its name. It is now…