The cornflowersays

Centaury is one of the large family compositae, Europe is the home of cornflower.Germany, in central Europe, in the hillsides, fields, side, the side of the road and water behind the house have cornflower.Cornflower flowering season is summer, in light of capitulum growth at the top of the slender stalks, like a teenage son, toward the "light of life" -- the sun to pray for happiness and joy.Cornflower simple but elegant of the lavender, pink and white flowers, emitting bursts of beautiful fragrance, show the debutante up-to-dateness quality, won the praise of the German people, known as the national flower of Germany.Cornflower symbol of the nation patriotic, optimistic, tenacious, thrifty and simple character, poets sing it with a wonderful language, the painter painted with colored ink it, said it flowers can reveal people's careful, learn from them, and that is exactly what the wind of the German people's life, cautious and modest modestly.

Cornflower morphological characteristics

Cornflower, scientific name Centaureacyanus compositae cornflower, annual herb flowers, alias blue lotus, litchi, turquoise blue, native to Europe.Plant 30-70 cm tall, in its "young" wearing a white layer of cotton wool.Leaves long elliptical.Each branch is only a flower, on the flower stalk is a model of "family planning".Design and color is white, red, blue, violet, etc.Warm spring flowering, and cold in summer.There are double.The English nameCalled the Cornflower.

The legend of the cornflower

Germany in a civil war, the queen lewis was forced to bring two princes from Berlin.Down, the car broke down, the queen and prince two out of the car, on the side of the road to see the vast blue cornflower, two princes was very happy, just playing among vector car chrysanthemum.Queen lewis with vector car chrysanthemum weave a beautiful wreath, to 9 years old with William, very beautiful.Later, William became the first emperor unified Germany, but he always forget childhood flee, see the passion of the flowering cornflower, forget mother he knapweed's beautiful garland, he deeply loves the cornflower, therefore, knapweed is pushed for the German national flower.

The knapweed says:Meticulous, elegant, also on behalf of happiness!!!!!