The name of the plant cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) is named after the wise centaur Chiron of Greek mythology who used the plant as a healing herb.
The Centaur is tolerant plants in winter , herbaceous , perennial and annual , which is endemic in many countries of Europe, North America and many other regions .
The Centaur belonging to the daisy family , Compositae ( sympetala ) .
There are about 500 species of centaur around the world with the best known species Centaurea cyanus.
The C. Cyanus, is an annual plant and known abroad with the name Cornflower
The attribute name "cornflower" ( Corn flower ) comes from the fact that the plant grows wild in the fields of grain and similar offspring of southern Europe