Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus

Germany, Estonia, the Republic of Malta's national flower

Location: Copilot
Location: Takaoka(Toyama pref.)
Location: Takaoka(Toyama pref.)
Location: Aqua
Location: Kiba Park
Location: Saruie Imperial Park
Location: Saruie Imperial Park
Location: Himeji city
Location: Kiba Park
Location: Kiba Park
Location: Saruie Imperial Park
Location: Saruie Imperial Park
Location: Saruie Imperial Park
Location: Saruie Imperial Park
Location: Himeji city
Location: Minami-Boso (Chiba, Japan)

Flower name
Cornflower
Scientific name
Centaurea cyanus
Aliasセントーレア, 矢車菊, Centaurea, cornflower, bachelor's button, Yagurumagiku, コーンフラワー
Place of originSoutheastern Europe
Place of floweringGarden, Cut flowers, flower arrangement
Flowering seasonMarch, April, May, June
Language of flowersTrust

What is Cornflower

Birth flowers for Mar 2, Mar 5

Special Edition for Children's Day on May 5

The Japanese name “Yagurumagiku” (cornflower) includes the word “yaguruma,” which comes from the “yaguruma” (spinning top) found at the top of the pole used to fly carp streamers. So, we decided to celebrate “Children's Day” on this page by linking the cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) with the carp streamers.
Aqua (Waterdrop Poetry), Copilot(Illustration), Editing & Translation: Mizuho @Kagiken.

子どもの日

Children's Day and Koinobori by Aqua,Copilot

💧🎏 Children's Day Droplet Poem:“Wishes Swimming Through the Sky”
Poem by Aqua

Across the blue sky
The carp streamers swim swiftly

Riding the wind
Higher, higher still
As if searching for the future

As I look up from below
I quietly add a single drop of prayer

Please
May every dream, no matter how small
Shine like a drop of water

On days I fell
On days I cried
All of it
Will eventually become strength

The carp streamers swimming through the sky
Catching today’s wind
Gently teach me
The courage to face tomorrow

An explanation of the yaguruma, and the differences between the yagurumagiku and the yagurumasou(I will explain this later).

🌼March２nd's birth flower, The cornflower (scientific name: Centaurea cyanus)
A drop of flowers and poetry, one each day. From Kagiken's Flower Guide, we deliver words that bloom softly in your heart.
Aqua (Waterdrop Poetry, Illustration),Editing & Translation: Mizuho @Kagiken

Cornflower”
Note: The Japanese text in the illustration has the same meaning as Aqua's water droplet poem.
Aqua is a water spirit.

🖋️Cornflower's Dewdrop Poem “Next to the Sky”

by Aqua

Right beside the blue sky,
a flower blooms softly.

Each time it sways in the wind,
it seems to be talking to the sky.

The petals of the cornflower
are like fragments of the sky.

Clear blue,
gentle purple,
sometimes even the color of white clouds.

Those colors
are a mirror reflecting the stillness deep within the heart.

Gazing at them,
you realize
such a sky exists within yourself too.

💧A drop's whisper
Cornflowers are
drops of wind connecting sky and earth.

They reflect today's sky's color
in their petals,
gently delivering it to your heart

The cornflower

The cornflower (scientific name: Centaurea cyanus) is a cold-resistant annual herb native to southeastern Europe and belonging to the Centaurea genus of the Asteraceae family. In sunny locations, the plant grows to a height of 30-100 cm. The leaves are oblong to linear or pinnately lobed with alternate leaf margins that may be entire or serrate. 4 to 5 cm in diameter, the flowers are produced from April to June with a capitate inflorescence extending from the flower stalk and consisting only of arrow-wheel shaped tubular flowers. The flowers are blue-purple, white, and pink. The blue flower is the national flower of Germany, Estonia, and Malta. It is used for potted plants and cut flowers. It is propagated by seed. It is also called bachelor's button and centaurea.

Plants with the Japanese name "Yaguruma"

- Difference between Yaguruma-giku and Yaguruma-sou

Yaguruma（矢車） is in the shape of six arrows attached to the tip of a carp streamer.

　
Illustration: Difference between Yaguruma-giku and Yaguruma-sou .　　Yaguruma-giku has "flowers" while Yaguruma-sou has "leaves" shaped like an arrow wheel.

Common name: Cornflower,
scientific name: Centaurea cyanus,
aka: Yagurumagiku, cornflower, bachelor's button, Centaurea,
Place of origin: Southeastern part of Europe, Environment: place of sunny,
grass length: 30 to 100 cm,
leaf order: alternate, leaf shape: oblong to linear or feathered rupture, leaf margin: all edges or with sawtooth ,
Flower shape: head flowers, corolla: tubular flowers, flowering period: April to June, flower diameter: 4 to 5 cm, flower color: bluish purple, white, peach, black,
breeding method: seed.