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Centaurea Collection

Centaurea, commonly known as cornflower or bluet, is a delicate and vibrant flower that adds a touch of beauty to various landscapes

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) near Castellucio di Norcia

Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) near Castellucio di Norcia, Umbria, Italy, July

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Cornflower or bluet, Centaurea cyanus

Cornflower or bluet, Centaurea cyanus.. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by French botanist Jean Baptiste Francois Pierre Bulliard from Herbier de la France, Paris, 1780

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) growing on fallow fields near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, June

Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) growing on fallow fields near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, June. Taken with fisheye lens

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Two Marbled White Butterflies -Melanargia galathea- on Brownray Knapweed -Centaurea jacea

Two Marbled White Butterflies -Melanargia galathea- on Brownray Knapweed -Centaurea jacea-, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Marbled White -Melanargia galathea-, Germany

Marbled White -Melanargia galathea-, Germany

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Plants / Centaurea Cyanus

Plants / Centaurea Cyanus
Blue Bottle, Cornflower

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Decorative botanical print with cinquefoil, cornflower, musk, saxifrage and Maltese cross

Decorative botanical print with cinquefoil, cornflower, musk, saxifrage and Maltese cross
5855537 Decorative botanical print with cinquefoil, cornflower, musk, saxifrage and Maltese cross; (add.info.: Five ornamental plants including yellow cinquefoil (Potentilla)

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa

Greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa
5855774 Greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa; (add.info.: Greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Cornflower or bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus

Cornflower or bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus
5855773 Cornflower or bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus; (add.info.: Cornflower or bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Blessed thistle, Cnicus benedicta

Blessed thistle, Cnicus benedicta
5855105 Blessed thistle, Cnicus benedicta; (add.info.: Blessed thistle, Cnicus benedicta. Handcoloured botanical illustration drawn by William Clark)

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Centauri (Centaurea), 1596-1610. Creators: Anselmus de Boodt, Elias Verhulst

Centauri (Centaurea), 1596-1610. Creators: Anselmus de Boodt, Elias Verhulst
Centauri (Centaurea), 1596-1610. Commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Crested Hyacinth (Muscari comosum) and Cornflower (Centaurie), 1596-1610

Crested Hyacinth (Muscari comosum) and Cornflower (Centaurie), 1596-1610. Creators: Anselmus de Boodt, Elias Verhulst
Crested Hyacinth (Muscari comosum) and Cornflower (Centaurie), 1596-1610. Commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) taking off from Knapweed, England, UK, August

Garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) taking off from Knapweed, England, UK, August

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) and Cornflowers (Centaurea) in flower, July, England, UK

Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) and Cornflowers (Centaurea) in flower, July, England, UK

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Mountain Knapweed, Perennial Cornflower or Bachelors Button -Centaurea montana-, flowering

Mountain Knapweed, Perennial Cornflower or Bachelors Button -Centaurea montana-, flowering, Thuringia, Germany

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus), locally rare plant, Probably not native at this site

Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus), locally rare plant, Probably not native at this site. Clandon Wood, West Clandon, near Guildford, Surrey, England, July

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) in ancient alpine meadow with hut. in distance, North Tyrol

Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) in ancient alpine meadow with hut. in distance, North Tyrol, Austria. June 2018

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) visiting Greater knapweed (Centaurea

Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) visiting Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flowers, Dorset, England. Digital Composite

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) taking off from Cornflower (Centaurea cyanea)

Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) taking off from Cornflower (Centaurea cyanea) in Bishops Meadow, Farnham. Surrey, England, UK, July 2014. Digital composite

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) in fallow fields, near Sugano, Orvieto, Italy, June

Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) in fallow fields, near Sugano, Orvieto, Italy, June

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Cornfield annual summer wildflowers growing on one of the plant charity Landlife s

Cornfield annual summer wildflowers growing on one of the plant charity Landlife s
Cornfield annual summer wildflowers growing on one of the plant charity Landlifes National Wildflower Farms, St Helens, Merseyside, UK, June

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Brownray knapweed in trefoil field - Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Munich

Brownray knapweed in trefoil field - Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Unterhaching

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Brownray knapweed with bumblebee and ladybird - Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Munich

Brownray knapweed with bumblebee and ladybird - Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Munich, Unterhaching

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Cornflower and corn poppies - Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Miesbach, Holzkirchen

Cornflower and corn poppies - Germany, Bavaria, Upper Bavaria, Miesbach, Holzkirchen

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Corn marigolds (Glebionis segetum), Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus)

Corn marigolds (Glebionis segetum), Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and other meadow flowers on a windy day, UK. Blurred motion

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) in flower, Surrey, UK. March

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) in flower, Surrey, UK. March

Background imageCentaurea 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 imageCentaurea 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 imageCentaurea Collection: Yellow flowered blessed or holy thistle, Centaurea benedicta

Yellow flowered blessed or holy thistle, Centaurea benedicta
5856619 Yellow flowered blessed or holy thistle, Centaurea benedicta by Sowerby, James (1757-1822); (add.info.: Yellow flowered blessed or holy thistle, Centaurea benedicta)

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) sequence showing landing

Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) sequence showing landing and taking off from a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower. Yorkshire, UK. Digital composite

Background imageCentaurea 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 imageCentaurea Collection: Centaurea Grecesina. 1929 (photogravure)

Centaurea Grecesina. 1929 (photogravure)
2560242 Centaurea Grecesina. 1929 (photogravure) by Blossfeldt, Karl (1865-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Karl Blossfeldt (1865 - 1932) was a German photographer, sculptor, teacher

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa

Greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1792

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Purple starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa

Purple starthistle, Centaurea calcitrapa. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after an illustration by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1793

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Centaury species

Centaury species
Mountain centaury, Centaurea montana, Swiss centaury, Centaurea rhapontica, cream-coloured centaury, Centaurea ochroleuca, and balsam-scented centaury, Centaurea balsamita

Background imageCentaurea 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 imageCentaurea Collection: St. Benedicts thistle, Centaurea benedicta

St. Benedicts thistle, Centaurea benedicta (Cnicus benedictus). Chromolithograph after a botanical illustration by Walther Muller from Hermann Adolph Koehlers Medicinal Plants

Background imageCentaurea 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 imageCentaurea 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 imageCentaurea Collection: Woad-leaved centaurea, Centaurea glastifolia

Woad-leaved centaurea, Centaurea glastifolia. Handcolured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Curtis The Botanical Magazine, Lambeth Marsh, London, 1787

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Cyanus depressus

Cyanus depressus. (Prostrate centaury, Centaurea depressa). Handcoloured copperplate engraving after a botanical illustration from William Jackson Hookers Botanical Magazine, London, 1838

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Giant knapweed, Centaurea macrocephala

Giant knapweed, Centaurea macrocephala
Giant knapweed or large-headed yellow centaury, Centaurea macrocephala. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by F. Sansom Jr

Background imageCentaurea 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 imageCentaurea 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 imageCentaurea Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 676

Curtis British Entomology Plate 676
Hemiptera: Ledra aurita [Plant: Centaurea calcitrapa (Red Star-thistle)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 361

Curtis British Entomology Plate 361
Hymenoptera: Saropoda bimaculata = Anthophora bimaculata (Two-spotted Saropoda) [Plant: Centaurea scabiosa (Great Knapweed)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageCentaurea Collection: Curtis British Entomology Plate 241

Curtis British Entomology Plate 241
Diptera: Tephritis cornutus = Terellia ceratocera (Long-horned Aster-fly) [Plant: Centaurea nigra (Black Knapweed)] Date: 1824-39

Background imageCentaurea Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20109346

EyeUbiquitous_20109346
Cornflower, Centaurea



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Centaurea, commonly known as cornflower or bluet, is a delicate and vibrant flower that adds a touch of beauty to various landscapes. Whether it's found near Castellucio di Norcia, Orvieto in Umbria, Italy, or North Hesse in Germany, these flowers never fail to captivate with their stunning colors. In the meadows of Thuringia, Germany, the sight of Marbled White Butterflies gracefully fluttering around Brownray Knapweed (Centaurea jacea) creates a mesmerizing scene. These butterflies find solace amidst the enchanting petals flowers. The versatility is evident across different regions. In England's countryside during August, Garden bumblebees take off from Knapweed plants - a true testament to the plant's allure and importance for pollinators. Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) are often accompanied by Corn Marigolds (Chrysanthemum segetum), creating an explosion of color in English fields during July. The gentle sway caused by windy days only enhances their charm and gives them an ethereal quality. While some species like Mountain Knapweed (Centaurea montana) thrive in specific regions like Thuringia in Germany, others such as Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) can be found flourishing even in ancient alpine meadows with huts dotting the landscape in North Tyrol. However, it should be noted that not all sightings of Cornflowers are native to certain areas; they may have been introduced over time but still manage to leave an indelible mark on their surroundings. From their delicate petals to their ability to attract pollinators and create breathtaking landscapes wherever they bloom – Centaureas truly embody nature's artistry at its finest.