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Common Names
Woundwort, Bloodwort, Herb Militaris, plumajillo, Nosebleed Plant, Old Man’s Pepper, Devil’s Nettle, Sanguinary, Milfoil, Biranjasipha, Field Hop, Ya Luo
About This Plant
This aromatic and hardy, herbaceous perennial dances across the countryside in every state in the U.S. and every province of Canada, as well as all over the globe. It often grows in the mildly distubed soil of grasslands, open forests, cities, pastures and roadsides. It stands erect with one to several sometimes woody stems that grow up to three feet high with feathery, fern-like leaves arranged spirally on the stems. Showy, flat flowerheads rise above composed of many tiny, tightly-packed clusters of whitish flowers. It flowers late May Read More
Common Names
Common Cornflower, Basketflower, Bachelor’s Button, Boutonniere Flower, Hurtsickle, Cyani Flower, Bluebottle, Garden Knapweed, Ragged Sailor, Witches’ Bells, Happy Skies, Haw Dods, Cornbottle, Blue Tops, Break-Your-Spectacles, Blue Sailor
About This Plant
Cornflower, with its vivid blue blooms, is a self-seeding, cool-weather annual from the Asteraceae family. It is native to Europe but has now naturalized in North America and Canada. It’s a hardy, frost-tolerant plant that can be sown very early in the Spring from USDA Zones 2 through 11. It reaches from one to three feet in height and spreads about one to two feet wide. It’s star-like blossoms are a brilliant blue that attracts birds and butterflies. Birds love Read More