Cornflower Native Range. Nursery growers of container stock California native plants perennials grasses ornamentals contract grown native restoration revegetation plants lining out stock supercells deepots treepots and treebands. Plants form large clumps after several years especially in rich loose soil but are not invasive.
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Europe Near East BAIL. While not especially hardy in Minnesota it occasionally escapes cultivation and has been noted as an agricultural pest in parts of the southeastern US. It prefers a light and sandy soil.
Cornflower can be used to prevent inflammation in treatment of conjunctivitis and to relieve symptoms of tired eyes.
Native to Europe cornflowers are widely cultivated in North America as garden plants and have naturalized as an invasive species in some areas outside of their native range. As the name suggests cornflower is a plant of cultivated cornfields. It is native to the temperate climate zones of Europe. Native to Europe cornflowers are widely cultivated in North America as garden plants and have naturalized as an invasive species in some areas outside of their native range.