Cornflower flower description cornflower blue application of meadow cornflower. Flower - cornflower The history of the appearance of the cornflower flower

Irina Vyacheslavovna Mozzhelina

Blue, like the sky, a flower - knapweed

And among the ears of rye,

Where the moths circle

Yes the grasshoppers are playing

They cast a friendly look

Blue cornflowers.

S. Drozhzhin

According to ancient Greek legend, "flower of the Centaur", or Centaurus, hence the Latin name cornflower - Centaurea(scientific name cornflower blue - Centaurea cyanus, was in the healing arsenal of the centaur Chiron, who raised a young hero in a deep forest, hidden from the bloodthirsty ruler. The old centaur possessed the gift of healing, healed with ointments, herbal infusions, and one of his favorite plants was "centaurea" - cornflower blue... He found that juice cornflower, especially Centaurea jacea, possesses the precious property of healing wounds, and he healed the wound inflicted by the poisoned arrow of Hercules. This gave rise to the name of the plant Centaurea. As for the second half of its name - "cyanus", it simply means "blue" in Latin, the color that is characteristic of our flower.

In one of the ancient Roman legends saythat this flower got its name in honor of a blue-eyed youth named Cyanus, who was amazed at its beauty, collected these blue flowers and wove garlands and wreaths from them. The young man even dressed in a dress of blue color and did not leave the fields until all his loved ones cornflowers were not collected to a single one. A handsome youth was once found dead in a grain field, surrounded by cornflowers... Upon learning of this, the goddess Flora, for such constancy and as a sign of a special disposition towards him, turned the body of the young man into knapweedand all cornflowers began to be called cyanuses (cyanus means blue).

Once the sky reproached the cornfield with ingratitude: "Everything that inhabits the earth thanks me. Birds send me singing, flowers - a fragrance and color, forests - a mysterious whisper, and only you do not express gratitude, although it is none other, namely I fill the roots of cereals with rainwater and make them ripen ears of corn ". "I am grateful to you," answered the cornfield. "I decorate the arable land with everlasting greenery, and in the fall I cover it with gold. There is no other way for me to express my gratitude. Help me, and I will shower you with affection and talk about love." "All right," agreed the sky, "if you cannot come up to me, then I will come down to you." A miracle happened instantly; among the ears, magnificent blue flowers grew, similar in color to the sultry sky. Since then, ears of grain with every breath of the breeze bow to the messengers of heaven - cornflowers and whisper tender words to them.

The great Russian fabulist Ivan Andreevich Krylov loved these flowers very much and in his last will asked them to put him in a coffin cornflowers... "... we give the history of writing by IA Krylov fable" knapweed"dedicated to Empress Maria Feodorovna. The fable begins so:

"In the wilderness blossomed knapweed

Suddenly wilted, wilted to half

And, bowing his head on the stalk,

Sadly awaited death ... "

Since 1968 knapweed blue is the national flower of Estonia. In some European countries it is known under the name - German flower (flower with a German character)... Of all the peoples of Europe, the most loved and popular knapweed used and is using the Germans. Especially he has become dear to them since he became the favorite flower of Emperor William I and his mother, Queen Louise.

. knapweed came to us from ancient times. During the excavation of the tomb of Tutankhamun, many items from precious stones and gold. But the small wreath found in the sarcophagus from cornflowers shocked archaeologists... The flowers dried up, but retained their color and shape.

The Slavs also knew about the healing power cornflower and since ancient times this plant has been used to heal a number of diseases. FROM cornflowers the Slavs have two holiday: "the ear went to the field" - was celebrated when the ears appeared in the field, and the "birthday sheaf" - was held at the end of summer before the harvest.

During the holiday, young girls and boys gathered on the outskirts of the village. They stood in two rows opposite each other, held hands, and walked along the arms, as if on a bridge, cornflowers and ribbons girl... The couples moved from the last rows to the first ones until the girl walked over their hands to the field. At the cornfield, she descended to the ground, plucked several ears of grain and ran with them to the village, where her parents were waiting for her. The procession from the village to the fields was accompanied by singing: "The ear has gone to the field, to white wheat, give birth to rye with oats, with wild grouse, with wheat for the summer."

The "birthday sheaf" holiday was held at the end of the summer, before the harvest of bread. The female housewives went out with bread and salt to heal the field. They knitted the first sheaf, decorated it cornflowers and put them in the red corner of the house. The first sheaf was called the birthday man.

Ukrainian fairy tale about Vasilke

Once upon a time, a poor widow lived in the same village with her only son - Vasil... He was a handsome and hardworking guy, and many girls looked at him. But I didn't pay any of them Vasil attention... From morning till night he worked in his field, and returning home, he went down to the river - to wash, relax, admire the sunset. He did not even know that a mermaid lived in that river, that every evening she looked at him, parting the leaves of the water lilies. Looks and sighs softly.

Ah, - the mermaid whispers, - if you fell in love with me, we would live with you in the depths of the river. Look how beautiful I am, how cool and beautiful under my water!

When Vasil saw a mermaid, heard her words, flatly refused to leave his land, his field, did not want to look at the beauty of the mermaid.

Then, - the beauty was angry, - do not get you to anyone! Become a flower in your field!

A flower swayed among the rye. He was blue-blue like eyes Vasil, as deep water in a river! And people called that flower cornflower - in memory of the disappeared young man.

According to one ancient Roman legend, this flower got its name in honor of a blue-eyed young man named Cyanus, who was amazed by its beauty, collected these blue flowers and wove garlands and wreaths from them. The young man even dressed in a blue dress and did not leave the fields until all the cornflowers he loved were collected to the last. A handsome young man was once found dead in a grain field, surrounded by cornflowers. Upon learning of this, the goddess Flora, for such constancy and as a sign of a special disposition towards him, turned the body of the young man into a cornflower, and all cornflowers began to be called cyanuses (cyanus means blue).

Another legend tells: Once the sky reproached the cornfield for ingratitude: "Everything that inhabits the earth thanks me. Birds send me singing, flowers - fragrance and color, forests - a mysterious whisper, and only you do not express gratitude, although it is no other, but it is I who fill the roots of cereals with rainwater and make the ears ripen. " "I am grateful to you," answered the cornfield. "I decorate the arable land with everlasting greenery, and in the fall I cover it with gold. There is no other way for me to express my gratitude. Help me, and I will shower you with affection and talk about love." "All right," agreed the sky, "if you cannot come up to me, then I will come down to you." A miracle happened instantly; among the ears, magnificent blue flowers grew, similar in color to the sultry sky. Since then, the ears of cereals with every breath of the breeze bow to the messengers of heaven - cornflowers and whisper tender words to them.

Cornflower came to us from ancient times. During the excavations of the tomb of Tutankhamun, many items of precious stones and gold were found. But a small wreath of cornflowers found in the sarcophagus shocked archaeologists. The flowers dried up, but retained their color and shape.

The Slavs also knew about the healing power of the cornflower and since ancient times have used this plant to heal a number of diseases. Two holidays are associated with cornflowers among the Slavs: "an ear went to the field" - was celebrated when the ears appeared in the field and the "birthday sheaf" - was held at the end of summer before harvesting. During the holiday, young girls and boys gathered on the outskirts of the village. They stood in two rows opposite each other, holding hands, and a girl, dressed with cornflowers and ribbons, walked along the arms, like on a bridge. The couples moved from the last rows to the first ones until the girl walked over their hands to the field. At the cornfield, she descended to the ground, plucked several ears and fled with them to the village, where her parents were waiting for her. The procession from the village to the field was accompanied by singing: "An ear went to the field, to white wheat, give birth to rye with oats, with wild grouse, with wheat for the summer."

Cornflower-blue zamans
Blue, joyful real!
Like a swoon, fogs -
The goblin crushed them at night.

I delve into the rye distance
The blue in my eyes is forever.
Cornflower sorrows
Vasilkov satin run.

Maybe the fortress by the battlements
Are you forever gone to flowers?
Maybe the sky is next to us
Eternal secret heights.

I'll cover my forehead with that secret -
The abyss are compressed and light.
Quietly taken prisoner misty
Delicate blue cornflowers!

They say that in ancient times the mermaid fell in love with the young plowman Vasily, the only son of her mother. From a distance, under the cover of reeds, from early morning, the mermaid was closely watching the handsome young man, and when one finished work, Vasily went to the river to wash, she could not stand it and appeared before him in all her beauty. They fell in love with each other. And the mermaid began to call the young man to her native element, and Vasily persuaded her to stay on earth. In everything they had an agreement, only they could not agree on where to live together. And when the mermaid realized that the plowman would not leave her native land, in despair she turned him into a modest flower growing in the fields, but with a color reminiscent of her blue element. People, sympathizing with the good fellow and his old mother, named the flower in memory of him by the name of the young man - as his mother called him - Vasilko.

Needless to say ... the cornflower is beautiful, it attracts everyone with its unusually bright blue color. There are also purple, crimson, bright blue and light blue flowers of this plant. And although it grows mainly in the fields and is considered a weed, cornflower has many useful properties... In medicine, it is used as a diuretic, for diseases of the kidneys and bladder, as an antipyretic agent for colds, heart palpitations, as an analgesic for intestinal disorders, as well as for gargling with sore throat. Used for conjunctivitis, for washing the eyes, for swelling and redness.

Cornflower flowers are used for cosmetic purposes, for example, as a remedy for dandruff and hair loss. To do this, take two tablespoons of dried flowers of cornflowers and insist in two glasses of boiled water. Rinse the washed hair with strained infusion. A good effect is obtained by rubbing the infusion of cornflowers into the scalp.

An infusion is used to wipe the face, especially with oily skin, to narrow the pores, and with an oily face. It is advisable to store the infusion in the refrigerator and use it only fresh. It is possible to freeze it in cubes and, if necessary, wipe the face and eyelids.

In the cornflower-blue vastness of the field,
Far from big cities
We want to get lost in the wild
Only in the shadow of the sky of clouds.

Inhale the aroma with full breasts
Herbs in the midday heat
And, falling, drown, as once
Only in childhood did it happen, sometimes ...

Hear the lark's concert again
With a song pouring somewhere high
And delighted, nagging, child
Feel happiness up close again!

Passing the corner it is impossible not to direct the gaze to some beautiful fruit. And usually an idea arises, or maybe it is necessary to plant a garden? Plants are a good decoration for your design. If the morning starts with positive emotions, then the whole busy day is transferred much more fun. Growing a garden is a favorite hobby that gives pleasant feelings not only to loved ones but also to all passers-by.

Ukrainian fairy tale about Vasilka

Once upon a time, a poor widow lived in the same village with her only son, Vasil. He was a handsome and hardworking guy, and many girls looked at him. But Vasil did not pay attention to any of them. From morning till night he worked in his field, and returning home, he went down to the river - to wash, relax, admire the sunset.

He did not even know that a mermaid lived in that river, that every evening she looked at him, parting the leaves of the water lilies. Looks and sighs softly. - Ah, - the mermaid whispers, - if you fell in love with me, we would live with you in the depths of the river. Look how beautiful I am, how cool and beautiful under my water!

When Vasil saw the mermaid, heard her words, flatly refused to leave his land, his field, did not want to look at the beauty of the mermaid. - Then, - the beauty was angry, - do not get you to anyone! Become a flower in your field!

A flower swayed among the rye. He was blue-blue, like Vasil's eyes, like deep water in a river! And people called that flower a cornflower - in memory of the disappeared young man.

And believe the tale or not, but one thing in it is true: the blue cornflower grows only among rye, and if it is found in another place, it means that once there was a rye field here. In those countries where rye was not sown, they did not know about the blue cornflower, for example, in Ancient egypt... In general, there are more than 550 species of cornflowers! Among them there are not blue at all: they are purple-red, and pinkish, and almost white. People look at cornflowers - they admire, collect bouquets from them, weave wreaths. But farmers are not very happy with such beauty: cornflowers deplete the soil, when there are many of them, they destroy crops. They are also harmful to animals - cows, horses. If they gorge themselves on cornflowers, they may even die.

Oleg Tikhomirov)

Tales of flowers

Cornflower - weed or decorative flower

Cornflower is an ornamental plant of the Asteraceae family. A colorful plant with pink, red, white or blue flowers. Although in our minds when the word "cornflower" involuntarily appears the image of a blue flower among the ears of wheat and large field... Many of us drew such flowers in childhood.

For rural farmers, of course, this is a weed, and for a florist, cute country flowers.

Cornflower flower - annual or perennial with a stem up to 80 cm high and narrow leaves. The inflorescence is double or semi-double, 4-5 cm in diameter. There are also perennial cornflowers with large flowers and large beautiful leaves... flowers from June to September.

Cute village flowers

Cornflower is widespread in Europe, Asia, America and even in North Africa. Count up to 500 different types of this flower. Varieties can be distinguished by the shape of the marginal flowers and inflorescence baskets, which are spherical and cylindrical.

Cornflower is unpretentious. resistant to cold and drought, loves the sun. Create a garden for him comfortable conditions - water, feed, planting them at a distance of 20-30 cm and the cornflower flower (photo attached) will give you abundant and long flowering.

From the story of the cornflower

There are many legends associated with cornflower flowers. This blue flower was known in ancient times. A cornflower wreath was found in the tomb of Tutankhamun during excavations.

An ancient Greek legend says that the centaur Chiron knew how to heal his wounds with cornflower juice. From here comes the scientific name of this plant centaurea cuanus - centaur flower.

The Russian name is also associated with the Greek word basilicon (basilicon) and with the name of a young man named Vasily. According to legend, the mermaid turned him into a blue flower.

Cornflowers in the field

It is known from history that I.A. Krylov loved cornflowers and in his will asked to put them in his coffin. The fact is that when Krylov received a severe apoplectic stroke in 1823, the doctors were powerless.

And then the empress sent him a bouquet of these flowers and asked him to bring the patient to her. Having recovered, the fabulist was deeply moved by such care and wrote the fable "Cornflower". in which he portrayed himself as a simple wild flower, and the empress as the sun.

Cornflower flowers

Hello dear readers of my blog!

Glad to meet you!

Today I will tell you about cornflower flowers and how to grow them correctly in a summer cottage or a garden plot.

I'll start with brief description this plant is an indigenous inhabitant of Russia. This plant has long been an adornment of Russian fields. The local villagers have always considered this plant a weed. In principle, it is so, but this weed is too beautiful.

like poems from blue lines,

danced ballet in it.

Mom picked up a bouquet.

They saw off with a long look

we are old people in the village.

Reasoned: "the townspeople

collect. weeds "

V. Ivchenko

The plant is familiar to our growing conditions, just give it a sunny place. In addition to the wild forms of the blue cornflower, thanks to the work of our breeders, garden forms have appeared that have different colors: pink, white, dark blue, purple. Also bred, very undersized cornflowers, 20 - 25 centimeters high.

Cornflower is annual plant with a stem up to 80 centimeters high and narrow leaves. The inflorescence is double and semi-double, up to 4 - 5 centimeters in diameter. In addition to annual plants, there are also perennial forms of cornflowers with large dense double inflorescences and large beautiful leaves. Cornflowers bloom from June to September. Low-growing cornflowers look beautiful in flower beds and flower beds, and tall ones are used for cutting.

Cornflowers flowers. Growing and care.

Cornflowers are propagated by sowing seeds in open ground. Sowing time - April - May. Seeds are sown in the same way as, for example, delphinium: a small bed is isolated, two kilograms of peat and humus are added per 1 square meter, plus one hundred grams wood ash and one tablespoon of nitrophosphate. After that, the bed is dug 25 centimeters deep, leveled, tamped, grooved, then watered abundantly and sown seeds in them. The seeds are poured from above with one centimeter layer of finely sifted earth. From above, the crops must be lightly tamped by hand. Further, it is necessary to put covering material directly on the bed and water the crops from above, according to the material every 2 to 3 days, 2 liters of water per 1 sq. meter. It is necessary to remove the material immediately after germination. This usually occurs in cornflowers 6 to 8 days after sowing. A little later, the seedlings must be thinned out, leaving 10 - 12 centimeters between the plants.

In order for cornflowers to bloom profusely, you need to feed them before flowering. To do this, we need nitrophoska (1 tbsp. Spoon) and urea (1 tbsp. Spoon). We dilute these fertilizers in 10 liters of water and water them at the rate of three to four liters per square meter.

Spraying with the preparation "Zircon" very well accelerates the flowering of cornflowers before the very beginning of budding. For 1 liter of water, you need to take 1 milliliter of the drug. This solution is enough to spray 30 square meters landings.

Varieties of perennial cornflowers, such as "Mountain blue", "large-headed yellow" rejuvenate every three to four years by dividing the bush. And the seeds of perennials are sown in open ground in May and October.

Among gardeners, one of the favorite varieties is the annual cornflower "Color Mix". These cornflowers come with inflorescences of different colors: white, blue, pink.

I would be glad to receive your comments and additions. And that's all for today. See you, friends!

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Cornflower (Centaurea): description and types of flower in the photo

The name of the plant comes from the ancient Greek word "kentaurion" - in honor of the mythological famous centaur Chiron, who perfectly mastered the healing secrets of herbs and flowers, including cornflowers.

Homeland: Southern Europe.
Family: Compositae.
Content temperature: from +15 to + 35 ° С.
Watering: spring - autumn is moderate, does not require watering in winter.
Illumination: bright sunlight.

Cornflower is a favorite and appreciated flower by many gardeners for a long profuse flowering and grace. It is also popular because it does not require special care and is quite suitable for growing by novice gardeners.

Cornflower - plant description

It is a herbaceous, flowering perennial, biennial or annual plant with erect or recumbent stems, reaching a height of 120 cm. Leaves arranged in regular order, from whole to variegated-dissected. Inflorescences - baskets different shapes, from simple spherical to cylindrical, glabrous or drooping scales, located singly or in several pieces in corymbose or paniculate inflorescences. Funnel-shaped marginal flowers are median, tubular-funnel-shaped or tubular, with different colors. There are white, blue, yellow, pink, purple, blue, red and burgundy. Root systems the flower is varied.

Depending on the species, cornflowers are:

long branching rhizomes;
forming thickets due to the large number of root suckers;
with a short and strongly branching root forming a curtain;
with deep root shafts;
with a thick powerful rhizome.

Cornflower - plant species

In nature, cornflower has species, the number of which is about 500, differing from each other in the shape of the leaves, basket, stem height, color and structure (double or not double) flowers and the nature of the root system. The most common and well-known types are the following.

(Centaurea cyanus) - has the same whole line other Russian names, namely: hair, blavat, weasel, blue flower, cyanotic, blue and others. It is a biennial or annual herb of the Asteraceae family, with an erect stem up to 80 cm tall. Leaves are gray-green, alternate, spiderweb-woolly. Lower leaves - petiolar, and the rest are linear, sessile, whole-extreme. Inflorescences are single baskets located at the ends of the leafless parts of the stems. The plant has very beautiful blue, light blue or azure flowers. Blooms from early June to late autumn.

(Centaurea margaritalba) is a perennial plant up to 25 cm tall, with double white flowers, collected in inflorescence-baskets with a diameter of 4 cm. A rare species listed in the European Red Book.

(Centaurea montana) - the most famous of perennial species... A rhizome plant with an ascending stem up to 80 cm tall and solid, oblong-lanceolate gray-green leaves. The marginal flowers are funnel-shaped, bright blue or blue, the middle ones are tubular, purple, dark blue or purple-purple, collected in single large inflorescences-baskets 5-7 cm in diameter.

Yellow cornflower (Centaurea macrocephala) is a perennial bush that keeps well a cylindrical shape up to 100 cm tall with bright yellow flowers up to 5 cm in diameter and oblong-lanceolate leaves on straight and thick stems.

(Centaurea macrocephala Muss.Puschk. Ex Willd.) - perennial shrub up to 120 cm tall with large, up to 7 cm in diameter, light or bright yellow flowers. The flowering period begins in July and lasts 1.5 months.

(Centaurea orientalis) is a perennial, mainly a wild plant from 80 to 120 cm tall, with pinnately-separated leaves on long petioles and yellow flowers collected in an inflorescence. Known since 1759.

(Centaurea jacea) is a herbaceous perennial plant up to 80 cm tall, completely covered with a grayish or cobweb cover and a rigid, ribbed, erect (branched in the upper part) stem. The leaves are alternate lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, the lower ones are located on winged petioles, and the middle and upper ones are sessile. Lilac-pink, sometimes white flowers in baskets, one at the ends of the stem and branches. The marginal flowers are large, sterile, funnel-shaped, and the middle ones are tubular. This species is widespread in Eurasia.

(Centaurea cyanus L) is a herbaceous, annual plant up to 60 cm tall, with lanceolate-linear gray-green leaves. The upper leaves are whole, and the lower ones are slightly lobed. Single flower baskets are blue or blue, the marginal flowers are funnel-shaped, and the middle ones are tubular. Blooms from May to August.

(Centaurea dealbata Willd.) Is a perennial with erect, branched, spreading and leafy stems up to 60 cm tall. One of the most beautiful views with the upper (slightly drooping) leaves of green color, and the lower leaves - white, pinnately dissected, oval in shape on long petioles. The upper ones are gradually reduced, sedentary. Hot pink flowers up to 4 cm in diameter. Blooms from early June to late August.

(Centaurea diffusa) is a biennial, strongly spreading plant from 15 to 50 cm tall, rough and grayish with cobweb hairs. The lower leaves are double pinnately dissected. The middle ones are pinnately dissected, and the upper ones are whole. Baskets are numerous, small, up to 5 mm wide, singly located. The marginal flowers are sterile, funnel-shaped, pink, pinkish-purple or white. Blooms from June to September.

(Centaurea macrocephala) - herbaceous perennial up to 100 cm tall, with erect, strong, strongly swollen stems under the inflorescences. Leaves are oblong-lanceolate, light green. The inflorescences are single, large, up to 5 cm in diameter. Pink cornflower blooms from the beginning of July for 1.5 months.

Perennial garden cornflower

When using cornflowers in ornamental gardening, preference is given to perennials, since they are unpretentious, easily multiply and hardly get sick. Perennial cornflower can grow in one place for up to 10 years, while developing well and blooming profusely, without requiring special care.

In flower gardens, the plant is used in group plantings. Low-growing species are great for framing flower beds, ridges, mixborders, garden paths and successfully complement the rose bushes. and tall varieties are used as background plants in the background.

Cornflower - planting a plant

Planting is carried out in the spring when the soil warms up. This is usually the period from late April to mid-May. The cornflower is undemanding to the soil, its planting is allowed in poor and even lime-containing, previously loosened soil. Sections of rhizomes with a bud, root suckers, segments with a segment of rhizomes and seedlings are planted. It is important that the distance between the planting places is at least 50 cm, so that the plant has the opportunity to form a beautiful and regular bush.

After planting, the soil around the seedling is slightly compressed - this technique eliminates empty cavities in the soil and contributes to better rooting of the plantings. When planting, the roots must be straightened down and to the sides, and the bud should be at the level of the soil, and for species with a horizontally growing rhizome, a small (2-3 cm) burial of the bud into the ground is allowed.

For planting, it is best to choose an open, sunny place. Partial shade is also allowed, but in this case the beginning of flowering will shift significantly and the plant will develop worse.

Cornflower - plant propagation

Reproduction takes place by root cuttings, dividing the bush and seeds, which are sown in April to the place of constant growth, followed by thinning (keeping a distance of 15-20 cm). Also, cornflower reproduces by abundant self-seeding after flowering.

Transplanting and planting can be done after flowering (late August - early September). To do this, the bush intended for dividing is dug out, thoroughly shaken off the ground and the roots are washed with water. Cut off ground shoots and cut off a part from the peripheral part of the bush. In such a plot there must be at least 3 buds of the next year. Then the cut is immediately planted in place, cutting off the ground part so that it is no more than 10 cm high from the soil level. Water moderately 3-4 times a week for a month for normal rooting. The plant will bloom profusely next summer.

Annuals. with a taproot they propagate only by seeds, which are sown in the ground in early May. Seedlings will appear in a week. It is better to sow immediately in place, since most annual species do not tolerate transplanting well and may not take root.

Cornflower - growing in the garden

As a rule, cultivation takes place in open ground in a well-lit, sunny place. Cornflower involves growing in free space, so the distance between individuals should be within 20-50 cm, so that as they grow, the seedlings do not shade each other and do not interfere with the formation of the bush. When growing cornflowers in a group of plants or flower beds, it must be planted from the south side in the first row so that sunlight evenly falls on the leaves.

The best soil for most varieties is fertile, with neutral acidity and rich in humus. But some varieties (Marshall's cornflower, mountain, Russian and musky) prefer alkaline soils.

Watering is necessary in moderation, since most species of cornflowers tolerate drought much better than waterlogging.

Cornflower - plant care

The vast majority of species are non-laborious and light crops, caring for a cornflower is reduced to periodic loosening of the soil (1-2 times a month), removing weeds as needed and moderate watering. To maintain decorativeness and stimulate flowering, it is recommended to remove faded peduncles, and also, after flowering, remove shoots to the level of the outlet.

Cornflower grown for cut prefers care with periodic (once every 2 weeks) application of complex fertilizers for garden plants during watering.

The culture is practically not affected by pests and diseases, but in rare cases, leaf damage is possible. spider mite, as well as fusarium disease.

When infected with a tick, the affected leaves are removed, and with fusarium, sprinkling with ash and spraying with foundation and topsin-M at a concentration of 0.1% is used.

Cornflower - plant application

In addition to gardening, culture is widely used in areas such as traditional medicine, practical medicine, gynecology and cosmetology.

IN folk medicine the infusion is used as a choleretic and diuretic for inflammation of the kidneys and bladder. As a remedy for the treatment of cough, nephritis, whooping cough, gastrointestinal tract diseases, uterine bleeding and the treatment of the nervous system.

In practical medicine, culture is used for various diseases of the eyes, cardiovascular diseases, liver and biliary tract, for wounds and fractures, for skin diseases, for gout, rheumatism, polyarthritis and salt deposition, as well as a diuretic.

In gynecology, cornflower broth and infusion normalizes the menstrual cycle and is used as a means to enhance lactation.

Oh what beautiful flower grew up in a forest on a sunny meadow, surrounded by bells, daisies, forget-me-nots and night violets! He looked like a magic star. His cheerful blue eyes smiled at everyone, everyone, everyone! The whole day the Flower walked around the meadow and made friends with literally all the flowers. Curious, he learned many interesting things from new friends. The flowers told him that the Sun often looked into the clearing. During the day it walks across the sky, and in the evening it hides behind the trees. And the friends also told the Flower where Veterok came to the clearing, and where the bees lived. By nightfall, the young blue-eyed Flower was terribly tired and quickly fell asleep.
The next morning he woke up before everyone else and was the first to greet the Striped Bee. She flew into the clearing and loudly buzzed her wings, because she wanted to wake up the familiar fragrant flowers. Having asked them for delicious nectar, the Bee deftly stuffed her proboscis with it and was about to fly back to her hive-house.
But then the curious Flower suddenly asked her:
- Maybe you know, dear Bee, who lives behind the forest, over there in that yellow field?
"Spikelets of Wheat," Bee answered immediately.
“Please introduce me to them,” asked the inquisitive Flower.
- Good, - Bee buzzed. - Fly after me.
And she flew forward, and the Flower ran after her. After all, he could not fly.
And there, on the yellow field, everything was different, because the Wheat Spikelets are not like flowers. They looked down at the blue-eyed Flower. Their stems were much taller than the Flower.
- How big and mustachioed you are! - the blue Flower was surprised. - And grains ripen in your heads. How interesting!
- Yes, we are! - Wheat Spikelets rustled. - But in the fall people will collect all our grains, and flour will be made from them. Delicious pies and aromatic buns will be baked from flour!
- Amazing! - Flower smiled. - I wonder how people will do all this. May I come to visit you again? - he asked.
- Come! We will be glad! - the Wheat Spikelets responded.
And the young, inquisitive Flower ran home.

The next morning, a large brown-eyed Bumblebee flew up to him in a sunny meadow. He, like the Bee, collected fragrant nectar. Blue-eyed Flower found out that Bumblebee lived in a small burrow near a rye field with his family, and asked to take him to this rye field.
“It's far, beyond that hillock. You’ll get tired of running, ”Bumblebee warned him.
But the curious blue Flower was not afraid of anything. He so wanted to know what it was, the rye field, that he boldly set out on the road. And not in vain! This field looked like wheat. Only the Rye spikelets were almost the same height as he was. And also Chamomile grew on the field! She was such a beauty in an openwork white dress and a yellow panama hat! Chamomile liked the blue-eyed Flower, and she happily chatted with him about all sorts of things. And the Rye Spikelets looked at the flowers and smiled. They had long wanted to introduce their tenant to someone good and cheerful.
- Do they also bake delicious pies and buns from your grains? - asked the Flower.
“But first, all the grains must be ground into flour,” explained Rye Spikelets.
- Yes, yes, I know that, - Flower waved his head.
- And then black bread is baked from flour. It is very nutritious and gives a lot of strength. ”The Rye Spikelets shook their long tendrils importantly.
- What good fellows you are, - the blue-eyed Flower praised the Spikelets.
He liked this rye field so much that he decided to live there for a while next to the lovely Chamomile. But after two days the Flower wanted to go somewhere else to meet someone else. Zaletny Breeze led him beyond a distant forest to an oat field. There the blue-eyed Flower saw many, many Oatmeal Bells. They fluttered in the wind and lowered their heads modestly.
“You can cook delicious porridge from our grains,” they told the curious Flower.

For many years the blue-eyed Flower ran through the fields and gradually explored the whole native side. He became a real traveler. People noticed him by his fluffy blue head and cheerful radiant smile.
“My son Vasilka has eyes the same blue as this flower,” said one person to another, working in the field.
Since then, people call the blue-eyed Flower so affectionately as Cornflower. It can be seen in fields between ears of wheat, rye, oats and rapeseed, in meadows and forest glades. Everyone loves cornflower - people and plants. He is livable, does not bother anyone, but only decorates the golden fields with blue stars.

Once Alyonka walked out of the forest with a basket full of mushrooms. Passing through the field, the girl saw a cornflower. She went up to him, but did not rip him off, but only stroked and kissed him. And then she composed a song about her favorite flower.
Here's a listen:

And we have a flower growing
Blue-eyed cornflower.
Decorates our summer
He is with his wonderful color.

This star sparkles
Here and there, here and there.
Light, happiness adds
He is my hometown.

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