Cornflower
The meaning of the cornflower
Hope, and a little daydreaming.
The cornflower used to grow among the wheat, with a blue you rarely see in flowers. It stands for hope and a little daydreaming. In France, the bleuet is the flower of remembrance, as the poppy is in Britain.
Available to pick in summer
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The colours
- BlueHope and loyalty: true cornflower blue.
- PinkTenderness and joy: a soft summer colour.
When to give them
In summer, for someone chasing a dream, someone who has just finished their exams, or anyone who could use a little hope.
Good to know
- Its other English name, bachelor's button, comes from young men in love who wore one in their buttonhole.
- The cornflower is the national flower of Estonia.
- In France, people wear a bleuet on 11 November in remembrance.
Hope, and a little daydreaming.
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