Cornflower

Mountain cornflower brings to our gardens the charm of wild meadows and bright clearings of central and southern Europe, where it has its natural home. Thanks to its mountain origin, it is an exceptionally resilient and undemanding plant that can easily handle harsher conditions and severe frosts. Its unmistakable blue-purple flowers appear from May to July and reliably attract bees and other pollinators, for whom they are a valuable food source. In the garden, it is best utilized in natural plantings or rural submontane gardens, where it looks great in the company of other robust species. If you like to decorate your home with fresh flowers, you will be pleased to know that it is suitable for cutting and lasts about a week in a vase. It is a rewarding plant that easily self-seeds in a suitable location, creating natural, wild-looking nooks.

It occurs in almost all mountain regions of Central and Southern Europe in high-altitude meadows and bright clearings. Suitable for natural plantings, applicable in rural foothill gardens with other robust species. Purple Heart blooms with white-purple flowers and lasts about a week in a vase.

Amethyst Dream brings an unusual shade of deep purple into spring and summer beds, which acts very elegantly. This mountain cornflower grows to a height of around half a meter and forms compact clumps of green leaves, from which conspicuous inflorescences grow from May to July. It is an ideal plant for beginner growers, because it does not require any special care and is fully frost-resistant even up to extreme temperatures. Common loamy and well-draining soil in the sun or in partial shade suits it. Unlike classic blue cornflowers, this cultivar is richer and more color-stable. You can cut the flowers into a vase without worries, where they will last fresh for about a week, or use them in the kitchen, because they are edible. In perennial compositions, it excellently functions as a connecting element between taller and shorter plants and its flowers reliably attract beneficial insects.

The Amethyst in Snow cornflower is an absolute unique among mountain cornflowers that will liven up every garden. While the classic mountain cornflower blooms blue, this cultivar offers a gorgeous contrast of pure white flowers with a dark purple center. The original species occurs in almost all mountainous areas of Central and Southern Europe on high-altitude meadows and light clearings, thanks to which the plant is extraordinarily resilient and fully frost-resistant. With its height around 40 to 50 centimeters, it excellently suits the edges of beds or into natural plantings, where it will apply in rural submontane gardens with other robust species. It spreads very well and can create a continuous stand over time. The flowers are not only beautiful to look at, but also edible, so you can safely decorate summer salads or desserts with them. If you want to transfer a piece of this beauty home, do not hesitate to cut it into a vase, where it will last fresh for about a week. It is a rewarding perennial for beginners, which does not suffer from diseases or pests and reliably attracts bees.