bachelor's button
Garden flower, blue
Bachelor's button is a wildflower with bright blue, button-shaped blooms, also called cornflower.
The name likely comes from the old custom of bachelors wearing flowers in their buttonholes—a fresh bloom that stayed vibrant suggested romantic prospects.
A field of bachelor's buttons along the roadside.
Blue-petaled wildflower
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- petalsColored bloom segments
- stamenPollen-producing flower organ
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
inflorescence · seedhead · nectar · pollination · pollinator · floret · blossom · annual
Uncultivated flowering plant
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- fieldArea of specialty
- nativeOriginating from a place
- naturalizedGiven citizenship status
butterfly · bee · biodiversity · habitat · grassland · roadside · countryside · pastoral
Lapel flower arrangement
- corsageWearable formal occasion flowers
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
- centerpieceDecorative table focal point
wreath · garland · pressing · craft · wedding · floristry · nosegay · lapel
Light sky tone
- cobaltElement twenty-seven
- sapphireBlue precious corundum
- ceruleanBright sky tone
- periwinkleSmall spiral-shelled mollusk
Fostering growth through care
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
propagation · sowing · thinning · deadheading · self-seeding · border · soil · hardy
cornflower
Blue-petaled wildflower
pistil · inflorescence · seedhead · nectar · pollination · pollinator · floret · blossom · annual · herbaceous
wildflower
Uncultivated flowering plant
naturalized · butterfly · bee · biodiversity · habitat · grassland · roadside · countryside · pastoral
boutonniere
Lapel flower arrangement
- corsageWearable formal occasion flowers
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- arrangementOrdered configuration or agreement
centerpiece · wreath · garland · pressing · craft · wedding · floristry · nosegay · lapel
azure
Light sky tone
periwinkle · indigo · violet · pink · white · burgundy · pigment
cultivation
Fostering growth through care
- seedlingRecently sprouted young plant
- plantingPlacing seeds in earth
- beddingMaterials covering a mattress
germination · propagation · sowing · thinning · deadheading · self-seeding · border · soil · hardy · heirloom
- Plant Nicknamesbaby's breath, black-eyed Susan, bleeding heart, buttercup, cat's ear
- knapweedsknapweed, cornflower
bachelor's buttonorchid
Showy tropical flower
hybrid tea rose · rose · calla lily · bird of paradise · protea
bachelor's buttonpeony
Fragrant, many-petaled ornamental
dahlia · rose · chrysanthemum · ranunculus · camellia
bachelor, button, bachelors, bachelorhood, bachelorette, buttons, buttoned, buttoning, buttonhole