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

Ukrainian fairy tale about Vasilka

There once lived in a village a poor widow with her only son, Vasil. He was a handsome and hardworking guy, and many girls looked at him. But Vasil paid no attention to any of them. From morning to night he worked in his field, and returning home, he went down to the river - to wash, relax, admire the sunset.

He did not know that a mermaid lives in that river, that every evening she looks at him, parting the leaves of water lilies. He 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 I am underwater!

When Vasil saw the mermaid, heard her words, flatly refused to leave his land, his field, did not want to even look at the beauty of the mermaid. - Then, - the beauty got 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 cornflower - in memory of the disappeared young man.

And believe the fairy tale or not, but one thing is true in it: the blue cornflower grows only among the rye, and if you meet it 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 blue cornflower, for example, in Ancient Egypt. In general, cornflowers - more than 550 species! Among them there are not at all blue: they are lilac-red, and pinkish, and almost white. People look at cornflowers - admire, collect bouquets from them, weave wreaths. But the 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 eat cornflowers, they may even die.

Oleg Tikhomirov)

Tales of flowers

Tales of flowers

Cornflower - a weed or ornamental flower

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

For rural farmers, this is of course a weed, and for a grower, cute village flowers.

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

Lovely rustic flowers

Cornflower is widespread in Europe, Asia, America and even in North Africa. Up to 500 different types this flower. Varieties can be distinguished by the shape of marginal flowers and baskets of inflorescences, 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. Even in ancient times this blue flower was known. A wreath of cornflower was found in the tomb of Tutankhamen during excavations.

Ancient Greek legend says that the centaur Chiron was able to heal his wounds with cornflower juice. Hence the scientific name of this plant centaurea cuanus - centaur flower.

Russian name also associated with the Greek word basilicon (basil) and with the name of a young man named Basil. According to legend, a mermaid turned it 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 in 1823 received a severe apoplexy, 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 touched by such care and wrote the fable "Cornflower". in which he depicted himself as a simple wild flower, and the empress as the sun.

cornflower flowers

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 garden plot.

Let me start with a brief description of this plant - a native of Russia. This plant has long been a decoration of Russian fields. Among local villagers, this plant has always been considered a weed. In principle, it is true, but this weed is painfully beautiful.

like poems from blue lines,

danced ballet in it.

Mom picked a bouquet.

Followed with a long look

us in the village old people.

They argued: "townspeople

collect. weeds"

V.Ivchenko

The plant is accustomed to our growing conditions, just give it a sunny place. In addition to wild forms of 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 an 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. Undersized cornflowers look beautiful in flowerbeds and flower beds, while tall ones are used for cutting.

Cornflower flowers. Cultivation 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 of wood ash and one tablespoon of nitrophoska. After that, the bed is dug up 25 centimeters deep, leveled, tamped, grooves are made, then they are watered abundantly and seeds are sown in them. The seeds are covered with a one-centimeter layer of finely sifted earth on top. From above, the crops need to be lightly tamped by hand. Further, right on the bed, you need to put covering material and water the crops from above, according to the material every 2 to 3 days, 2 liters of water per 1 sq. meter. Material should be removed immediately after germination. This usually occurs in cornflowers 6-8 days after sowing. A little later, the seedlings must be thinned out, leaving 10 - 12 centimeters between plants.

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

It is very good to accelerate the flowering of cornflowers by spraying with the Zircon preparation just before the start of budding. For 1 liter of water, you need to take 1 milliliter of the drug. This solution is enough for spraying 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 "Mix of Colors". These cornflower flowers come with inflorescences of different colors: white, blue, pink.

I will be glad to 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.

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

Cornflower is a flower beloved and appreciated by many gardeners for a long time. abundant 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 lying stems, reaching a height of 120 cm. Leaves arranged in a regular order, from whole to variegated. Inflorescences - baskets different shapes, from simple spherical to cylindrical, scale wrappers naked or drooping, located singly or in several pieces in corymbose or paniculate inflorescences. Funnel-shaped marginal flowers, middle tubular-funnel-shaped or tubular, with different colors. There are white, blue, yellow, pink, purple, blue, red and burgundy. The root systems of the flower are varied.

Depending on the species, cornflowers are:

• long branching rhizomes;
• generated by a large number root offspring thickets;
• with a short and strongly branching root forming a curtain;
• with a deep root rod;
• 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 non-double) of flowers and the nature of the root system. The most common and well-known species include the following species.

(Centaurea cyanus) - also has whole line other Russian names, namely: voloshka, blavat, laskutnitsa, blue flower, cyanosis, blue and others. It is a two- or one-year herbaceous plant of the Compositae family, with an upright stem up to 80 cm tall. The leaves are gray-green, alternate, cobweb-woolly. lower leaves- petiolate, and the rest - linear, sessile, entire-extreme. Inflorescences are single baskets located at the ends of the leafless parts of the stems. The plant has very beautiful blue, blue or azure flowers. Blooms from early June to late autumn.

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

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

Yellow cornflower (Centaurea macrocephala) - perennial bush, well holding 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.) is a 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, mostly wild plant from 80 to 120 cm tall, with leaves pinnately divided on long petioles and yellow flowers collected in an inflorescence basket. 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 hard, 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. Purple-pink, sometimes white flowers in baskets, located one at the end of the stem and branches. The marginal flowers are large, sterile, funnel-shaped, and the middle ones are tubular. This species is widely distributed in Eurasia.

(Centaurea cyanus L) is a herbaceous, annual plant up to 60 cm tall, with gray-green lanceolate-linear leaves. The upper leaves are entire, while 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 upper (slightly lowered) leaves of green color, and lower leaves are white, pinnately dissected, oval in shape on long petioles. Upper - gradually reduced, sessile. Bright pink flowers up to 4 cm in diameter. Blooms from early June to late August.

(Centaurea diffusa) is a biennial, strongly splayed plant from 15 to 50 cm tall, rough and grayish with cobweb hairs. The lower leaves are twice pinnately dissected. The middle ones are pinnately dissected, and the upper ones are solid. Baskets are numerous, small, up to 5 mm wide, singly located. 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. The leaves are oblong-lanceolate light green. Inflorescences are solitary, large, up to 5 cm in diameter. Pink cornflower blooms from the beginning of July for 1.5 months.

Cornflower garden perennial

When using cornflowers in ornamental gardening, preference is given to perennials, as they are unpretentious, multiply easily and almost do not get sick. Cornflower garden perennial can grow in one place up to 10 years, while it develops well and blooms profusely, without requiring special care.

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

Cornflower - planting a plant

Planting is carried out in the spring, when the soil warms up. Usually this is the period from late April to mid-May. Cornflower is undemanding to the soil, its planting is allowed in poor and even lime-containing, previously loosened soil. Segments of rhizome with a bud, root offspring, delenki with a segment of rhizome and seedlings are planted. It is important that the distance between seats was at least 50 cm, so that the plant had 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 plantings. When planting, the roots must be straightened down and to the sides, and the bud must be at the level of the soil, and for species with a horizontally growing rhizome, a slight (2-3 cm) deepening 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 occurs by root cuttings, dividing the bush and seeds, which are sown in April at the place of permanent growth, followed by thinning (withstanding a distance of 15-20 cm). Also, cornflower reproduces by abundant self-seeding after flowering.

Transplantation and planting can be carried out after flowering (late August - early September). To do this, a bush intended for division is dug up, thoroughly shaken off the ground and the roots are washed with water. Ground shoots are cut off and a part is cut off from the peripheral part of the bush. In such a plot there must be at least 3 buds of the next year. Then the delenka is immediately planted in place, cutting off 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 reproduce only by seeds that are sown in the ground in early May. Shoots 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 field in a well lit sunny position. 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 obscure each other and do not interfere with the formation of the bush. When growing cornflowers in a group of plants or flower beds, it should be planted on the south side in the first row so that sunlight evenly hits the leaves.

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

Moderate watering is necessary, since most types of cornflowers tolerate drought much better than waterlogging.

Cornflower - plant care

The vast majority of species are labor-intensive and light crops, caring for cornflower comes down to periodic loosening of the soil (1-2 times a month), weed removal as needed and moderate watering. To maintain decorativeness and stimulate flowering, it is recommended to remove faded flower stalks, and also, after flowering, remove shoots to the level of the rosette.

Cornflower grown for cutting prefers care with periodic (1 time in 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 in case of fusarium, ash is sprinkled and sprayed with foundationazole and topsin-M at a concentration of 0.1%.

Cornflower - plant application

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

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

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

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

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cornflower

Russian name - Cornflower. Latin name - Centaurea Family - Compositae or Asteraceae (Composittae or Asteraceae). Motherland - distributed throughout Europe.

History reference

At Slavic peoples there was a tradition during the holiday dedicated to the ripening of rye, barley and wheat, to decorate the first sheaf with cornflowers. He was called a birthday man and brought home with songs.
The Germans enjoyed the greatest love of all European peoples. This plant gained particular popularity in Germany after it became the favorite flower of Emperor Wilhelm I and his mother, Queen Louise. In this country, there are many beliefs and customs associated with cornflower. The stalk and calyx of the cornflower are covered with whitish, mold-like hairs, so the following belief was widespread among the villagers: in a house where cornflowers stand, bread quickly molds. Previously, in many German villages, the cornflower was called ziegenbock - “goat” and was considered the personification of the field goblin, which, according to legend, lives in cornflower flowers and attacks careless reapers. Therefore, when young peasant women went to the field for the first time, their fathers and mothers warned: "Beware of the rye goat!" In some European countries, a wolf acted as a field demon living in cornflowers instead of a goat.

The Latin name of this plant is associated with the centaur Chiron - the ancient Greek mythological hero - half-horse and half-man. He had knowledge about healing properties many plants and with the help of the cornflower he was able to recover from the wound inflicted on him by the poisoned arrow of Hercules. This was the reason to call the plant centaurea, which literally means "centaur".

The origin of the Russian name of this plant explains the ancient popular belief. A long time ago, a beautiful mermaid fell in love with a handsome young plowman Vasily. The young man reciprocated her, but the lovers could not agree where they should live - on land or in water. The mermaid did not want to part with Vasily, so she turned him into a wild flower, which in its color resembled the cool blue of water. Since then, according to legend, every summer, when blue cornflowers bloom, mermaids weave wreaths from them and decorate their heads with them.

Biological signs

There are more than 500 types of cornflowers, which are annual and perennial plants. The stem is erect, 30-70 cm high. The alternate leaves may be entire or pinnately dissected. Bright blue flowers, collected in single basket inflorescences, are located at the ends of the stems. The fruit is a seed. Many types of cornflowers are excellent honey plants.

To date, breeders have bred many varieties of this plant, including those with white, pink and red flowers. Among flower growers, hybrid forms of Cornflower mountain (C.montana) are especially popular.

Usage

Cornflower is a medicinal plant. Medications, made on its basis, are used as a diuretic, diaphoretic, choleretic and wound healing agent. A decoction of cornflower flowers is considered an excellent remedy for eye inflammation.

This blue flower was known in antiquity, so I want to know everything interesting about cornflower. At different peoples there are facts and interesting stories about cornflower.

• Even in ancient times, a wreath of cornflowers was found in the sarcophagus of the tomb of Tutankhamun, during excavations. Interestingly, these cornflowers retained their color and shape, although they dried up.
• The scientific name of the cornflower was given only in the 18th century by K. Linnaeus. In ancient times, the Greeks called cornflower "centaure", in honor of the mythological creature Centauri, who, after the battle with Hercules, treated his wounds with cornflower juice.
• The Germans are popular and loved. Cornflower was the favorite flower of Queen Louise and her son Emperor Wilhelm I. During the Napoleonic Wars, the queen and her children took refuge in Königsberg. Once walking with children, she was offered to buy a basket of cornflowers. Queen Louise, along with the children, sorted and admired the flowers, wove wreaths. When the wreath was placed on Charlotte's daughter's head, the queen felt that everything would be fine with her family. Time passed, and the son became Emperor Wilhelm I, and the daughter Charlotte later became the Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna, mother of Emperor Alexander II.
• In Sweden, the image of the state emblem includes a wreath of cornflowers.
• In Belgium, during strikes, miners pinned a cornflower to their blouses.
• Valery Chkalov in 1937, when he flew through North Pole, presented a bouquet of cornflowers to the first Americans who met him.
• Andrey Rublev depicted a cornflower on his Trinity icon.
• When Ivan Andreevich Krylov fell seriously ill, Empress Alexandra Feodorovna gave him a bouquet of cornflowers. After his recovery, Ivan Andreevich wrote a fable about a poor cornflower, and he kept and admired the bouquet given by the Empress for a long time. Krylov loved these flowers so much that in his will he asked to put cornflowers in his coffin.
• Cornflower is one of the best flowers for weaving wreaths. When dried, it has a strong spicy smell, sometimes it was used as an incense fumigating agent, and ceremonial wreaths were woven from cornflower.
• In the 16th century, it became so popular that enterprising gardeners began to plant it in their gardens.
• Cornflowers are so beloved that we can see them in paintings, embroideries, they are mentioned in poems and songs.
• Cornflower, although very beautiful, he likes to grow in rye, but is a weed. It has been proven by science that if one cornflower seed is added to 100 rye seeds, rye grows better, but more seeds inhibit rye.
• The cornflower has a secret, this is the movement of seeds. Since the cornflower achene has a tuft, like a dandelion, many people think that this is a parachute for the flight of seeds. The crest of a cornflower is an organ for the movement of achenes, they crawl with its help. The hairs of the tuft are serrated, which cling to the uneven surface of the soil, and when wet, they shorten, while drying, they lengthen, so the achene creeps.
• Cornflowers, in addition to their decorative effect, have other properties. They are good honey plants, and medicinal properties plants have been used for centuries. In blue cornflower, marginal funnel-shaped flowers are used as an antimicrobial agent, for diseases of the kidneys, liver, as a diuretic. When steaming flowers, cornflower blue water is used for eye diseases, conjunctivitis.
• They say that the cornflower has and magic power, since Wiener herself takes care of him. A bouquet of cornflowers, the best gift for a loved one, it provides reciprocity.
• In Europe, in the language of flowers, cornflower means cheerfulness, fidelity, trust.
• People are so accustomed to cornflowers, these blue flowers that even when it comes to some object is bluish - of blue color, describing it, they say that the object is cornflower blue. But cornflowers can have other shades.
• Now blue cornflower is used to obtain an azure blue coloring matter, which is harmless and serves to tint and decorate perfumes and spices. The color of cornflowers is very persistent, almost does not fade in the sun. In the old days, cornflower flowers were used to dye woolen fabrics and make ink.

The ancient Egyptians and ancient Greeks had no idea what kind of flower a cornflower was. The first mention of this flower dates back to the time of Pliny the Elder. This cornflower flower accompanied people in the fields where crops were sown, they decorated their homes during the holidays, various legends were dedicated to it. This blue flower in many countries was one of the most beloved.

Description of the cornflower flower

The flower genus cornflower is very extensive. Let's get acquainted now with a small but voluminous description of the cornflower flower. It has over 800 species worldwide. It can be found in all corners the globe, but most common on the Mediterranean coast.

flower types

Some types of cornflowers like to grow only in certain areas. In Turkey, 180 species of this flowering plant can be found, 109 of which are endemic, that is, those that grow locally. In the Union of Independent States, blue cornflower is considered the most popular, although meadow cornflower, Pannonian cornflower, scabious cornflower, gray cornflower, as well as other types of flower are found in this territory.

Cornflower legends

The generic name of this flower is Centaurea. It means "centaur" in translation. There is a legend that explains the appearance of such a name. One day, Hercules accidentally hit an old centaur Chiron with an arrow. And he was versed in healing and got rid of the wound due to the juice of cornflower.

The second legend about the cornflower tells the story, thanks to which the cornflower began to be called "blue". In ancient times, a beautiful young man lived in the world, who loved this flower very much. He constantly wore wreaths and garlands made of cornflower. One day he was found dead surrounded by these blue flowers. The goddess Flora turned the guy's body into a cornflower, after which this flower began to be called "blue cornflower".

According to the second legend, the cornflower received this color from the sky. Once the sky was angry with the grain field because she did not show gratitude to him. The field replied that the sky was too high, and under no circumstances could it reach the sky to thank for all the good things. Then the sky gave the earth an order that blue flowers should grow in the field along with the ears, resembling the blue of the sky with their color.

The Slavs have their own explanation of the word "cornflower". According to legend, many years ago, a mermaid lived in the world, who loved the grain grower Vasily. Once, after work, he was washing himself with river water, and at that moment a mermaid appeared to him. He also fell in love with her, everything was fine with them, but they could not come to an agreement where they should live. The mermaid did not want to live on earth, and Vasily did not want to go to the water element. The mermaid despaired and turned her lover into a flower, which was supposed to grow in the middle of a grain field and have a blue color, reminding her of the water surface. This is just one description of the cornflower flower. We read the following.

The Germans recognized this flower during the time of Wilhelm I and Queen Louise - his mother. Fighting for the well-being of their family, Louise, her daughter and Wilhelm hid from the Napoleonic revenge. One day, a local girl approached them with a basket of blue flowers and offered to buy them. The queen bought flowers and made a wreath for her daughter, which she liked and brought to good location the spirit of the whole family. This fact, as it were, meant that soon everything would be formed and adjusted.

In Germany, the cornflower flower is a symbol of German views on public life, in Belgium it symbolizes freedom, and in France it is a symbol of anti-Semitism. The Germans do not keep this flower in the house, as it is believed that this will cause the bread to start molding. In Ukraine, ending from the vegetable gardens, people celebrate the feast of roasting. From grain ears and petals they weave wreaths and put them on the most beautiful girls. So you learned what a cornflower is.

Several centuries ago, the French believed that if cornflower flowers are insisted on melt water, then you can get the most the best medicine for vision.

The fact that people like to weave wreaths from these flowers has led to the fact that florists specially grow cornflowers and sell them on the eve of various holidays. In such short description you found out today on our website, we hope you liked it. Good luck to you!

They say that in ancient times a mermaid fell in love with a young plowman Vasily, the only son of her mother. From afar, under the cover of reeds, from early morning the mermaid was inseparably watching the handsome young man, and when once having 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 where they should live together. And when the mermaid realized that the plowman would not leave her native land, in desperation 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, in memory of him named a flower named after the young man - as his mother called - Cornflower.

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, the cornflower has many useful properties. In medicine, it is used as a diuretic, for diseases of the kidneys and bladder, as an antipyretic for colds, for heart palpitations, as an anesthetic for intestinal disorders, and also for gargling with sore throats. It is used for conjunctivitis, for washing the eyes, for swelling and redness.

Cornflower flowers are used for cosmetic purposes, for example, as a remedy for getting rid of dandruff and hair loss. To do this, take two tablespoons of dried flowers of cornflowers and insist in two glasses of boiled water. Rinse washed hair with filtered 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 pores, with a greasy sheen of the face. It is advisable to store the infusion in the refrigerator and use only fresh. It is possible to freeze it in cubes and, if necessary, wipe the face and eyelids.

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

Breathe in the aroma
Herbs in the midday heat,
And, falling, drown, as once
Only in childhood it happened, sometimes ...

Hear the lark's concert again
With a song pouring somewhere in the sky,
And in delight, aching, child
Feel happiness again!