Purple cornflower

VIOLET CORNFLOWER PETALS

Edible Flowers Online

Centaurea cyanus

Origin: Albania

Size: whole petals

The cornflower is an annual plant of the Asteraceae family, its flowers are edible and tasteless, which makes them perfect for use as edible flowers, for decorating dishes or drinks (garnish). Cornflower petals are also often used to embellish teas and herbal teas and are part of those edible flowers. If you need plants and botanicals for garnishing your drinks or dishes, take a look at our garnish cocktail section where you will find many plants, including violet cornflower petals for sale online.

Violet cornflower is always part of the Cornflower Centaurea cyanus, but it is a different variety.

The cornflower is a plant that used to grow throughout Europe, including Italy, it is actually native to the Mediterranean basin. However, it is a delicate plant, and the excessive use of pesticides, anthropization, and pollution in general have almost led to its disappearance from our territory. Fortunately, today it is cultivated in more countries for commercial reasons, and online cornflower flowers are highly sought after to embellish dishes and cocktails.