Centaurea Cyanus, also known as the Cornflower, is an annual wildflower that produces brilliant blue star-like blossoms. It is commonly found growing as an unwelcome weed in cultivated fields and by roadsides. The dried petals are used in potpourri for their color. Centaurea Cyanus grows to 1 meter tall and prefers well-drained, fertile soil and a sunny position. It can be propagated through seed sowing in the greenhouse in March or directly outdoors in April.

1. Centaurea Cyanus
PLAVICA
Cornflower (Eng)
Centaurea Cyanus, the Cornflower, with its star-like blossoms of brilliant blue, is one
of the most striking wild-flowers, though it is always looked on as an unwelcome
weed by the farmer. In the wild condition it is fairly common in cultivated fields and
by roadsides. But it has long been cultivated also as a garden plant.
The flowers are the part used in modern herbal medicine and are considered to have
tonic, stimulant and emmenagogue properties. The dried petals are used by
perfumers for giving colour to pot-pourri.
It is an ANNUAL plant, growing to 1 m.
Propagation:
Seed - sow March in the greenhouse.
When they are large enough to handle,
prick the seedlings out into individual pots
and plant them out in May. The seed can
also be sown in situ during April, whilst in
areas where the winters are not too cold a
sowing in situ during September will
produce larger and earlier-flowering
plants.
Succeeds in ordinary garden soil. Prefers a
well-drained fertile soil and a sunny
position. Tolerates also dry, low fertility
and alkaline soils. It cannot grow in the
shade.

2. Saturea Montana
KRAŠKI ŠETRAJ
Mountain Savory (Eng)
Saturea Montana is a perennial ornamental culinary and medicinal plant growing up
to 40cm tall. Its warm peppery flavour goes well in spicing up meat, fish, vegetable
dishes, marinates, soups etc. Can be used fresh or dried, both, leaves ant top of
flowers. Winter savory has been purported to have antiseptic, aromatic, carminative,
and digestive benefits. Contains valuablenutritional and medicinal properties,
naturally supporting well being.
It is an EVERGREEN shrub.
Suitable for growing outdoors and indoors as container plants in balconies and on
windowsills. Prefers well drained,fertile soil, sunny location and regular watering. Cold
resistant. Easy to grow, it makes an attractive border plant for any culinary herb
garden. It requires six hours of sun a day in soil that drains well. It cannot grow in the
shade.
Propagation:
Seed - surface sow in April in a
greenhouse. Do not allow the compost to
dry out. Prick out the seedlings into
individual pots as soon as they are large
enough to handle. It is usually possible to
plant out into their permanent positions
during the summer, but if the plants have
not grown sufficiently, or if you live in an
area of cold winters, it might be best to
grow them on in a cold frame for their first
winter and plant them out in late spring or
early summer of the following year.