Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). C. montana - see later - has much showier flowers with much more deeply cut ray florets.

Cornflower / Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus) (01/07/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). C. montana - see later - has much showier flowers with much more deeply cut ray florets.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Sown as part of my re-wilding project. No pics of leaves which are narrow and spindly. C. montana has broad and large leaves.

Cornflower / Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus) (08/07/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Sown as part of my re-wilding project. No pics of leaves which are narrow and spindly. C. montana has broad and large leaves.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). C.montana instead has a much more bulb shaped calyx.

Cornflower / Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus) (08/07/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). C.montana instead has a much more bulb shaped calyx.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). A young bloom where the inner purple florets have not yet opened.

Cornflower / Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus) (19/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). A young bloom where the inner purple florets have not yet opened.

Cornflower / Bachelor's Button (Centaurea cyanus) (07/08/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank).

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (10/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Much showier flowers than C. cyanus.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Fatter phyllaries with more darkly brown and hairy edges than C. cyanus, but in particular the bulbous shape of the calys - C. cyanus has a more elongated one...

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (10/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Fatter phyllaries with more darkly brown and hairy edges than C. cyanus, but in particular the bulbous shape of the calys - C. cyanus has a more elongated one...

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Inner (purple/red) florets not yet fully open, only some on the outside.

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (26/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Inner (purple/red) florets not yet fully open, only some on the outside.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). A more substantial plant with larger leaves than C. cyanus.

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (10/04/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). A more substantial plant with larger leaves than C. cyanus.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Like others in this family, the darker tubes contain both anthers and the long styles atop which the 2 pronged stigmas (which are often incorrectly thought of as anthers) sit.

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (26/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Like others in this family, the darker tubes contain both anthers and the long styles atop which the 2 pronged stigmas (which are often incorrectly thought of as anthers) sit.

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (21/05/2023) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Close-up of the stigmas

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (26/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank).

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (20/05/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Not yet opened. Note the felty/hairy leaves.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). A young bloom where the inner florets have not yet opened.

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (17/06/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). A young bloom where the inner florets have not yet opened.

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (20/05/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). A young flower bud.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Classic leaves.acn see they are rather spiny, have white edges and are a bit felty to the touch - see next image.

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (26/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Classic leaves.acn see they are rather spiny, have white edges and are a bit felty to the touch - see next image.

Near Small Dole Stores, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Although this is a garden variety, it is a good example of the felty/hairy nature of the leaves.

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (08/05/2022) Near Small Dole Stores, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Although this is a garden variety, it is a good example of the felty/hairy nature of the leaves.

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (08/05/2022) Near Small Dole Stores, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. More felty-hairy leaves!

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Seed head on the right - the one on the left the florets have died off and will soon shed to reveal the seed head.

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (23/06/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Seed head on the right - the one on the left the florets have died off and will soon shed to reveal the seed head.

Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (23/06/2020) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank). Seed head.

Near Small Dole Stores, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. This one is a garden variety - they tend to be more deeply purple or blue than the wild ones and with less finely divided outer ray florets.

Garden Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (08/05/2022) Near Small Dole Stores, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. This one is a garden variety - they tend to be more deeply purple or blue than the wild ones and with less finely divided outer ray florets.

Near Small Dole Stores, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. And the garden variety tends to have broader and larger leaves.

Garden Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (08/05/2022) Near Small Dole Stores, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. And the garden variety tends to have broader and larger leaves.

Near Small Dole Stores, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Quyite useful as you can clearly see the ovaries developing in this one.

Garden Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (08/05/2022) Near Small Dole Stores, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. Quyite useful as you can clearly see the ovaries developing in this one.

Garden Perennial Cornflower (Centaurea montana) (08/05/2022) Near Small Dole Stores, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex. This is a blue variety.