With their star-like brilliant blue blossoms, Centaurea cyanus or bachelor’s buttons are a favorite in Redlands. Native to Europe, this member of the Asteraceae family has naturalized across North ...
It comes from Turkey's dry mountains but it's happy in your backyard. Mary Lovell-Smith reports on the cornflower. GARDEN writers are as guilty as any of using poetic licence. When we reel off names ...
The hue of this week's chosen plant is so recognisable that a colour has been named after it. Cornflower blue is a stunning shade of medium to light blue and was one of the favourite colours of the ...