The cornflowers which used to sprinkle farmers' fields with blue have been killed off as weeds by herbicides. |
As a bonus, here are some wildflowers growing next to a field. The red one is a poppy, and the blue ones are cornflowers or bluebottles. |
Hydrangeas, celosia, yarrow, baby's breath, rose buds, and cornflowers also dry well and make gorgeous decorations. |
And some of them, such as poppies, cornflowers and corncockles are exquisitely beautiful as well. |
Houseproud John and Maggie Briggs filled the wrought-iron hayracks with trailing geraniums, busy Lizzies, wild cornflowers, lobelia and pansies. |
But this place being open was full of flowers, such lovely azure cornflowers which the people call bluebottles. |