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What
more appropriate flower for a wedding than a Bachelor's Button?
Botanically, it is called Centaurea.
It is one of the rare, strikingly blue flowers. It is
appropriately used at weddings since the groom is
no longer a bachelor and no longer blue. Ushers
frequently wear this flower in their lapels.
In
many parts of the U.S. this flower is more commonly known as a
cornflower, so called because it was
originally a weed found in cornfields. The flower has
been actively grown as a commercial product since
the mid-1400's. Lately the Dutch have produced different
colors of this 2 inch diameter flower. You can purchase the
variety in pure white, scarlet, and pink
from early spring into early winter. The normal keeping
period of a Bachelor's Button is about 5 days. |
