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Cornflower Collection (#2)

Cornflower, also known as bluet or Centaurea cyanus, is a delicate and enchanting flower that graces gardens and meadows with its vibrant blue petals

Background imageCornflower Collection: Wildflowers flowering in abundance on fallow agricultural land, Poppies (Papaver rhoeas)

Wildflowers flowering in abundance on fallow agricultural land, Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus), Ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare), Field chamomile (Anthemis arvensis)

Background imageCornflower Collection: Le Bleuet. Symbol of memory and solidarity in France, for veterans

Le Bleuet. Symbol of memory and solidarity in France, for veterans and victims of the first world war
808817 Le Bleuet. Symbol of memory and solidarity in France, for veterans and victims of the first world war. 1st World War French propaganda illustration evoking French victories through the ages

Background imageCornflower Collection: Colorful blue Bachelor's Button Cornflower blooming. Native to Europe now all over the World Date

Colorful blue Bachelor's Button Cornflower blooming. Native to Europe now all over the World Date: 04-02-2021

Background imageCornflower Collection: Cornflowers and Poppies, (Papaver rhoeas) in a wheat field, Hessen, Germany

Cornflowers and Poppies, (Papaver rhoeas) in a wheat field, Hessen, Germany Date: 19-Jun-19

Background imageCornflower Collection: Colorful blue Bachelors Button Cornflower blooming

Colorful blue Bachelors Button Cornflower blooming. Native to Europe now all over the World

Background imageCornflower Collection: Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) feeding in field with flowering Poppies (Papaver rhoeas)

Roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) feeding in field with flowering Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), De Inslag, Brasschaat, Belgium, June

Background imageCornflower Collection: A Victorian decoupage embosed paper lace greeting card with a pleated silk border of a

A Victorian decoupage embosed paper lace greeting card with a pleated silk border of a
3604620 A Victorian decoupage embosed paper lace greeting card with a pleated silk border of a bouquet of flowers surrounded by a wreath of roses, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageCornflower Collection: A Victorian Christmas and New card of angels with roses, forget-me-nots

A Victorian Christmas and New card of angels with roses, forget-me-nots
3604325 A Victorian Christmas and New card of angels with roses, forget-me-nots, cornfower and poppies, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageCornflower Collection: Summer meadow flowers, birthday greetings card (chromolitho)

Summer meadow flowers, birthday greetings card (chromolitho)
6031550 Summer meadow flowers, birthday greetings card (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Summer meadow flowers, birthday greetings card)

Background imageCornflower Collection: Plants harmful to agriculture (colour litho)

Plants harmful to agriculture (colour litho)
971873 Plants harmful to agriculture (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Plants harmful to agriculture)

Background imageCornflower Collection: Chigger, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)

Chigger, 1833-39 (coloured engraving)
999166 Chigger, 1833-39 (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Dictionnaire pittoresque d histoire naturelle et des phenomAnes de la natureA)

Background imageCornflower Collection: Clover and Cornflower (chromolitho)

Clover and Cornflower (chromolitho)
734938 Clover and Cornflower (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clover and Cornflower)

Background imageCornflower Collection: Cornflowers and Ears of Corn, Faberge Workshop, 1880s

Cornflowers and Ears of Corn, Faberge Workshop, 1880s
BOO194388 Cornflowers and Ears of Corn, Faberge Workshop, 1880s by Russian School (19th century); State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Background imageCornflower Collection: Daisies and Cornflowers in a Glass Bowl, 1927 (oil on canvas)

Daisies and Cornflowers in a Glass Bowl, 1927 (oil on canvas)
658051 Daisies and Cornflowers in a Glass Bowl, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Wood, Christopher (1901-30); 61x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Daisies and Cornflowers in a Glass Bowl)

Background imageCornflower Collection: The language of flowers (coloured engraving)

The language of flowers (coloured engraving)
5998840 The language of flowers (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The language of flowers)

Background imageCornflower Collection: Flowers in a Vase, c. 1866 (oil on canvas)

Flowers in a Vase, c. 1866 (oil on canvas)
4073406 Flowers in a Vase, c.1866 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 81.3x65.1 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageCornflower Collection: Ceres, goddess of Abundance, 17th century (oil on copper)

Ceres, goddess of Abundance, 17th century (oil on copper)
CHT163393 Ceres, goddess of Abundance, 17th century (oil on copper) by Brueghel, Jan the Younger (1601-78) (attr. to); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; Flemish

Background imageCornflower Collection: Motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca, and cornflower

Motherwort, Leonurus cardiaca, and cornflower, Centaurea cyanus. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Background imageCornflower Collection: Cornflower, Cyanus segetum

Cornflower, Cyanus segetum
Bluebottle or cornflower, Cyanus segetum (Centaurea cyanus). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by Richard Duppa from his The Classes

Background imageCornflower Collection: St. Johns wort, Hypericum perforatum

St. Johns wort, Hypericum perforatum, Polyadelphia, 1, 2, and blue bottle or cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, Syngenesia, 3-5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Background imageCornflower Collection: Salsify, houseleek, snakeroot, cornflower

Salsify, houseleek, snakeroot, cornflower
Black salsify, Scorzonera hispanica 1, mountain houseleek, Sempervivum montanum 2, snakeroot, Sagittaria sagittifolia 3, cornflower, Centaurea cyanus 4, Judas tree, Cercis siliquastrum 5

Background imageCornflower Collection: Wall butterfly, Lasiommata megera, on cornflower

Wall butterfly, Lasiommata megera, on cornflower
Wall butterfly, Lasiommata megera, larva and pupa on cornflower, Centaurea cyanus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving drawn

Background imageCornflower Collection: A Victorian New Year card of a grasshopper and cornflowers

A Victorian New Year card of a grasshopper and cornflowers
3604503 A Victorian New Year card of a grasshopper and cornflowers, circa 1880 (coloured lithograph) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Background imageCornflower Collection: Cornflower and beetle (chromolitho)

Cornflower and beetle (chromolitho)
968710 Cornflower and beetle (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cornflower and beetle)

Background imageCornflower Collection: Cornflower, c. 1766 (hand-coloured engraving)

Cornflower, c. 1766 (hand-coloured engraving)
618116 Cornflower, c.1766 (hand-coloured engraving) by Buchoz, Pierre-Joseph (1731-1807); Private Collection; (add.info.: from Collection Precieuse et Enluminee, published 1776)

Background imageCornflower Collection: Cornflower

Cornflower
LLM457270 Cornflower by Hulme, Frederick Edward (1841-1909); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cornflower. Illustration for Familiar Garden Flowers (Cassell, c 1890).); © Look and Learn

Background imageCornflower Collection: Mixed Carnations and Cornflowers in a Pottery Vase, c. 1931 (oil on canvas)

Mixed Carnations and Cornflowers in a Pottery Vase, c. 1931 (oil on canvas)
1766634 Mixed Carnations and Cornflowers in a Pottery Vase, c.1931 (oil on canvas) by Peploe, Samuel John (1871-1935); 45.7x40.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCornflower Collection: Still Life: Vase with Cornflowers and Poppies, 1887 (oil on canvas)

Still Life: Vase with Cornflowers and Poppies, 1887 (oil on canvas)
LEF221095 Still Life: Vase with Cornflowers and Poppies, 1887 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 80x67 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: believed to be in the Triton Foundation)

Background imageCornflower Collection: A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of poppies and cornflower in a wicker basket c

A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of poppies and cornflower in a wicker basket c
3605544 A Victorian Floral Paper Scrap Relief of poppies and cornflower in a wicker basket c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Background imageCornflower Collection: A Victorian deckle edge Floral Paper Scrap Relief of flowers and horseshoe on a sheet, c

A Victorian deckle edge Floral Paper Scrap Relief of flowers and horseshoe on a sheet, c
3605537 A Victorian deckle edge Floral Paper Scrap Relief of flowers and horseshoe on a sheet, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School

Background imageCornflower Collection: A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of kitten in baskets of flowers on a sheet, c

A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of kitten in baskets of flowers on a sheet, c
3605497 A Victorian Paper Scrap Relief of kitten in baskets of flowers on a sheet, c.1880 (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; Photo eDavid Pearson; English

Background imageCornflower Collection: The Green Vase, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)

The Green Vase, c. 1900 (oil on canvas)
LEF222147 The Green Vase, c.1900 (oil on canvas) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); 73x54 cm; Private Collection; Photo eLefevre Fine Art Ltd. London; French, out of copyright

Background imageCornflower Collection: St. Johns wort, Hypericum perforatum, Polyadelphia, 1, 2, and blue bottle or cornflower

St. Johns wort, Hypericum perforatum, Polyadelphia, 1, 2, and blue bottle or cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, Syngenesia
FLO4610516 St. Johns wort, Hypericum perforatum, Polyadelphia, 1, 2, and blue bottle or cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, Syngenesia, 3-5. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F

Background imageCornflower Collection: Poppies, Buttercups, Daisies, Cornflowers, Thistles and other Wild Flowers in a facon de

Poppies, Buttercups, Daisies, Cornflowers, Thistles and other Wild Flowers in a facon de
827935 Poppies, Buttercups, Daisies, Cornflowers, Thistles and other Wild Flowers in a facon de Venise filigrana Glass Vase, with Pansies, a poppy and a dead-nettle on a Stone Ledge

Background imageCornflower Collection: Lilac, apple blossom, cornflowers and sweet williams with a pot of violas on a ledge

Lilac, apple blossom, cornflowers and sweet williams with a pot of violas on a ledge
3620358 Lilac, apple blossom, cornflowers and sweet williams with a pot of violas on a ledge, 1827 (oil on canvas) by Jensen

Background imageCornflower Collection: Cornflower (engraving)

Cornflower (engraving)
2805933 Cornflower (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cornflower. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

Background imageCornflower Collection: Still Life with Flowers, 1764 (oil on canvas)

Still Life with Flowers, 1764 (oil on canvas)
XKH147959 Still Life with Flowers, 1764 (oil on canvas) by Juel, Jens (1745-1802); 52.8x39 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Danish, out of copyright

Background imageCornflower Collection: Flowers in a Vase, c. 1910 (oil on canvas)

Flowers in a Vase, c. 1910 (oil on canvas)
4073405 Flowers in a Vase, c.1910 (oil on canvas) by Redon, Odilon (1840-1916); 55.9x39.4 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA; French, out of copyright

Background imageCornflower Collection: Field Flowers, 1842 (w / c on paper)

Field Flowers, 1842 (w / c on paper)
BRN194359 Field Flowers, 1842 (w/c on paper) by French School, (19th century); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; French, out of copyright

Background imageCornflower Collection: Still Life with Tulips, 1623. Creator: Peter Binoit

Still Life with Tulips, 1623. Creator: Peter Binoit
Still Life with Tulips, 1623

Background imageCornflower Collection: Still Life with Iris, 1623. Creator: Peter Binoit

Still Life with Iris, 1623. Creator: Peter Binoit
Still Life with Iris, 1623

Background imageCornflower Collection: Flowers in a Vase, c. 1910. Creator: Odilon Redon

Flowers in a Vase, c. 1910. Creator: Odilon Redon
Flowers in a Vase, c. 1910

Background imageCornflower Collection: Hounds tongues, USA

Hounds tongues, USA

Background imageCornflower Collection: Cornflower: Modesty, from the series Floral Beauties and Language of Flowers (N75

Cornflower: Modesty, from the series Floral Beauties and Language of Flowers (N75) for Duke brand cigarettes, 1892

Background imageCornflower Collection: bleuet; Blue; Centaurea cyanus; Cornflower; Cornflowers; Europe; European; Flower; Flowers; France

bleuet; Blue; Centaurea cyanus; Cornflower; Cornflowers; Europe; European; Flower; Flowers; France
France, Bouches du Rhone 13, St Remy en Provence, Cornflowers in the garden of the Monastery St Paul de Mausole

Background imageCornflower Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20108650

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Meadow of mixed wild flowers with Cornflower, Daisies and Poppies

Background imageCornflower Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20108652

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Meadow of mixed wild flowers with Cornflower, Daisies and Poppies

Background imageCornflower Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20108651

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Meadow of mixed wild flowers, Cornflower and Daisies




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Cornflower, also known as bluet or Centaurea cyanus, is a delicate and enchanting flower that graces gardens and meadows with its vibrant blue petals. In the midst of a picturesque garden filled with an array of colorful blooms, two monarch butterflies find respite on the cornflowers' gentle petals. Their wings flutter gracefully against the backdrop of poppies and cornflowers near Castellucio di Norcia, creating a mesmerizing scene that captures the essence of nature's beauty. In another corner of the world, amidst fallow fields near Orvieto in Umbria, Italy, these resilient flowers thrive under the warm June sun. Marbled white butterflies delicately land on brownray knapweed - Centaurea jacea - adding to the tapestry of life in North Hesse, Germany. The marbled whites continue their journey across Germany's landscapes while spreading joy wherever they go. A wildflower meadow cultivated with cornflowers alongside corn marigold and chamomile creates a stunning vista in Norfolk UK. These flowers dance together harmoniously as if celebrating their existence amidst nature's embrace. In Alsace, France, arable weeds like red poppies stand tall among cornfields accompanied by clusters of charming cornflowers. Even underwater, where one might least expect it, this resilient flower finds its place amongst aquatic wonders. Its presence adds a touch of unexpected beauty to an already breathtaking realm beneath the surface. Sadly though once abundant in UK fields; now rare sightings make these delicate blue blossoms all more precious when discovered amongst golden barley fields or swaying stalks of corn at sunset in Baden-Wuerttemberg Germany. The captivating allure and rarity surrounding Cornflower remind us to cherish every moment spent admiring its ethereal beauty – for it is truly a gift from Mother Nature herself.