UK gardening - Centaurea

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Centaurea

La Puce

2007-05-30, 1:25 pm

Beside calling this flower Centaurea (which I've always done or called
it Bleuet des champs) what do you call it?

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Serena Blanchflower

2007-05-30, 1:25 pm

* La Puce wrote, On 30/05/2007 18:02:
> Beside calling this flower Centaurea (which I've always done or called
> it Bleuet des champs) what do you call it?
>
> http://cjoint.com/?fEs6lCTAwA
>

I've always known it as Cornflower.

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Cheers, Serena
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La Puce

2007-05-30, 5:25 pm

On 30 May, 18:29, Serena Blanchflower <nos...@blanchflower.me.uk>
wrote:
>
> I've always known it as Cornflower.

You see I'm very confused. There's Cornflower known as centaurea
cyanus, which has closed petals (my wedding flower) and there's the
Common Knapweed called centaurea nigra. There's also the Centaurea
nemoralis which almost look like a dandelions's head but in blue. I'm
asking this because I've always had to argue about the cornflower
known as centaurea cyanus and the C. nigra being the one being
confused with the former. God, I hope it makes sense. Different name
for different places I suppose. Now what would you call this:

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Charlie Pridham

2007-05-30, 5:25 pm

"La Puce" <helene@rudlin.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1180550626.431641.318690@p47g2000hsd.googlegroups.com...
> On 30 May, 18:29, Serena Blanchflower <nos...@blanchflower.me.uk>
> wrote:
>
> You see I'm very confused. There's Cornflower known as centaurea
> cyanus, which has closed petals (my wedding flower) and there's the
> Common Knapweed called centaurea nigra. There's also the Centaurea
> nemoralis which almost look like a dandelions's head but in blue. I'm
> asking this because I've always had to argue about the cornflower
> known as centaurea cyanus and the C. nigra being the one being
> confused with the former. God, I hope it makes sense. Different name
> for different places I suppose. Now what would you call this:
>
> http://cjoint.com/?fEuQMkTSxi

The first I would call perennial cornflower and the second a knapweed, but
it illustrates the short comings of "Common" names

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Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
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Lapageria rosea

La Puce

2007-05-31, 5:25 pm

On 30 May, 20:36, "Charlie Pridham" <charlie.prid...@lineone.net>
wrote:
> The first I would call perennial cornflower and the second a knapweed, but
> it illustrates the short comings of "Common" names

Thanks Charlie. I was making sure I wasn't making a mistake. It is so
easy to call all centaurea 'cornflowers'. The chap I was talking to
about this is not yet on line. Lets see what he says when he is ;o)

Serena Blanchflower

2007-05-31, 5:25 pm

* La Puce wrote, On 30/05/2007 19:43:
> On 30 May, 18:29, Serena Blanchflower <nos...@blanchflower.me.uk>
> wrote:
>
> You see I'm very confused. There's Cornflower known as centaurea
> cyanus, which has closed petals (my wedding flower) and there's the
> Common Knapweed called centaurea nigra. There's also the Centaurea
> nemoralis which almost look like a dandelions's head but in blue. I'm
> asking this because I've always had to argue about the cornflower
> known as centaurea cyanus and the C. nigra being the one being
> confused with the former. God, I hope it makes sense. Different name
> for different places I suppose. Now what would you call this:
>
> http://cjoint.com/?fEuQMkTSxi
>

More often than not, I've also heard that one called cornflower but
also knapweed. If it was important to make it clear which one I
meant, I'd probably use its proper name.

--
Cheers, Serena
Just when I was getting used to yesterday, along came today.

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