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The pollen of Centaurea cyanus is used by several different insect species. Insects of the orders Hymenoptera and Diptera are particularly attracted by the flower. [19] As Centaurea cyanus is a self-incompatible species, it needs external pollination. The nectar of Centaurea cyanus is very sweet with a sugar content of
Centaurea cyanus, common in the native lands of Novalis. A blue flower (German: Blaue Blume) was a central symbol of inspiration for the Romanticism movement, and remains an enduring motif in Western art today. [1] It stands for desire, love, and the metaphysical striving for the infinite and unreachable. It symbolizes hope and the beauty of ...
Centaurea (/ ˌ s ɛ n t ɔː ˈ r iː ə /) [1] is a genus of over 700 species of herbaceous thistle-like flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Members of the genus are found only north of the equator, mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere; the Middle East and surrounding regions are particularly species-rich.
Centaurea dumanii (Dinç, A.Duran & Bilgili) Dinç & Doğu; Centaurea dumulosa Boiss. Centaurea dursunbeyensis Uysal & Köse; Centaurea ebenoides Heldr. ex S.Moore; Centaurea × eclipsislunae Mateo & M.B.Crespo; Centaurea edith-mariae Radić; Centaurea eflanensis (Kaya & Bancheva) Şirin & Ertuğrul; Centaurea elazigensis Kaya & Vural ...
A honey bee collecting nectar from an apricot flower.. The nectar resource in a given area depends on the kinds of flowering plants present and their blooming periods. Which kinds grow in an area depends on soil texture, soil pH, soil drainage, daily maximum and minimum temperatures, precipitation, extreme minimum winter temperature, and growing degre
A bright white porch sounds like a dream—it's clean, classic, and effortlessly fresh. But in reality, it can be a dirt magnet. “Light colors, like white or beige, highlight every speck of dust ...
Bachelor's buttons is a common name for several plant species: . Gomphrena canescens, native to Australia.; Gomphrena globosa, native to Brazil, Panama and Guatemala.; Centaurea cyanus, native to Europe, including the British Isles and cultivated as an annual ornamental plant.
Protocyanin is an anthocyanin pigment that is responsible for the red colouration of roses, but in cornflowers is blue. The pigment was first isolated in 1913 from the blue cornflower (Centaurea cyanus), [1] and the identical pigment was isolated from a red rose in 1915. [2]