Pink Cornflower – Centaurea spp - a photo on Flickriver

              Cornflowers are an annual plant with grey-green branched stems, the flowers are most commonly an intense blue colour but you can get these plants with pink and white flowers, the flower-heads are 1.5 to 3cm in diameter, with a ring of a few large, spreading ray florets surrounding a central cluster of disc florets.  In the past it often grew as a weed in crop fields, hence its name but unfortunately it is now endangered in its native habitat by agricultural intensification, particularly over-use of herbicides destroying its habitat.  Luckily these lovely plants can be grown from seeds and they are very good as a cut flower for the home and if you dry the flowers they keep their natural colour.                                          
   

Taken on: March 5, 2018

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Focal Length:	280mm (35mm equivalent: 420mm)
ISO:	200
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
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Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
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