The cornflower (Centaurea cyan) is also called bachelor's button, or basket flower.
The flowers contain disk florets, such as those in the yellow center of a daisy, and petal-like ray florets on the periphery of the flower head.
The flower heads have blue, pink, or white ray flowers that are attractive to butterflies.
It blooms in Blooms in Spring, Summer.
The flowers are edible and can be used for culinary decoration. They have a sweet to spicy, clove-like flavor.