Wednesday, May 29

Cornflower Art




Copyright: Original post from Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments http://glallotments.blogspot.co.uk/ author S Garrett

Posted by Sue Garrett at 8:00 am

22 comments:

  1. Dewberry / AmanitaMay 29, 2013

    It's a psychedelic art! :)

    I have such cornflowers too. They look very nice in a density.

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  2. Sue GarrettMay 29, 2013

    They do, Dewberry and the bees love them.

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  3. JoMay 29, 2013

    It's a gorgeous colour. I don't know what happened to my cornflower, it's disappeared. Perhaps it got dug out by mistake.

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    1. Sue GarrettMay 30, 2013

      I'm surprised that you have managed to lose it, Jo mine seem indestructible

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  4. Jo@awholeplotofloveMay 29, 2013

    I'm still waiting for mine to flower. The stalks are waving in the breeze though.

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    1. Sue GarrettMay 30, 2013

      I'm sure it will happen soon, Jo Just needs a bit of the yellow shiny stuff!

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  5. --Ana--May 29, 2013

    I've seen cornflowers before but never this type...they are beautiful.

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    1. Sue GarrettMay 30, 2013

      This is a perennial cornflower, Leanan also known as centaurea montana.

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  6. flowerladyMay 29, 2013

    Mine are also flowering at the moment, very good effects though Sue

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    1. Sue GarrettMay 30, 2013

      Thank you, flowerlady I enjoy messing about with images.

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  7. Mark WillisMay 29, 2013

    I like it!

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    1. Sue GarrettMay 30, 2013

      I thought it would be your sort of thing, Mark

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  8. suburban veg gardenerMay 29, 2013

    Lovely pics. These are Centaurea montana, if I'm not mistaken. Mine pop up all over the place and have to be thinned out in June. They also tend to succumb to powdery mildew by late summer but they're wonderful for bees.

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    1. Sue GarrettMay 30, 2013

      That's correct, Jules. Mine also end up getting mildew after flowering and sprawl out leaving a bare centre to the plant. At this point I cut off all the stems except any new ones coming from the middle and the plant starts all over again to produce a second flush of flowers.

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  9. MalarMay 30, 2013

    Such a beautiful art! The real flower is beautiful too! You realy have green and art fingers!

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    1. Sue GarrettMay 30, 2013

      Thank you Malar, Nature is a work of art in itself isn't it?

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  10. Paula @ Blooms 'n' SpadesMay 30, 2013

    So pretty Sue! I sowed cornflower seedlings in pots, but as soon as I took the cloches off the snails got to them :-(

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    1. Sue GarrettMay 30, 2013

      What a shame Paula - were they the annual type

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  11. SnowbirdMay 30, 2013

    What a visual feat! Brilliant!xxxx

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    1. Sue GarrettMay 30, 2013

      Glad you like it - I have used one of the edited images as a birthday card.

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  12. KelliMay 31, 2013

    Very pretty flowers, and the vibrant photo images at the end are very artistic indeed.

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    1. Sue GarrettMay 31, 2013

      Thanks, Kelli. The shape of an individual flower is amazing

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