Bachelor's Button orCornflower- Annual
(Centaurea cyanus)
Bachelor Buttons got their name when they were frequently used as boutonnieres. That's because the small, one inch flowers are perfect for button holes on suits. Years ago, they were the rage for boutonnieres. Today, a bachelor's button is a button attached with a wire, so it doesn't need to be sewn on.
The nickname "cornflower" comes from the fact that the plant grows wild in the grain fields of southern Europe. When Napoleon forced Queen Louise of Prussia from Berlin, she hid her children in a cornfield and kept them entertained and quiet by weaving wreaths of cornflowers. One of her children, Wilheim, later became the emperor of Germany. Remembering his mother's bravery, he made the cornflower a national emblem of unity.
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