Hump Day Herbs - Bachelor's Buttons
BACHELOR’S BUTTONS
Botanical Name: Centaurea Cyanus
Folk Names: Bluet, Blue Bottle, Devil’s Flower, Hurtlesickle, Red Campion
Bachelor’s Buttons are annual flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Native to Europe, it grows to a height of 16-35 inches tall. It is sometimes called Common Cornflower and may also be referred to as a basketflower.
It was John F. Kennedy’s favorite flower and was worn by John F. Kennedy, Jr. at his wedding in tribute to his father. It was also used in the funeral wreath made for Pharaoh Tutankhamun.