Cyanus triumfettii
A blue-violet mountain cornflower of upland meadows, giving nectar and pollen to honey bees and bumblebees in late spring and early summer.
- Nectar
- Medium
- Pollen
- Medium
- Flowering
- JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
- Height
- 0,2-0,6 m
- Life cycle
- Perennial
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Cyanus triumfettii is a perennial herb with silvery-hairy leaves that grows in mountain meadows, forest clearings and on stony slopes in Anatolia and the Caucasus. Its blue-violet outer florets are sterile and serve as visual attraction; the purplish tubular florets in the centre give nectar and pollen. Cornflowers and their close relatives in Centaurea are generally known as good nectar plants; honey bees and bumblebees visit regularly.
Flowering
It flowers from May to July depending on altitude. On the mountain pastures June is the main period.
Honey and pollen
It gives no monofloral honey; it contributes to mountain pasture and mountain wildflower honeys. Nectar and pollen measurements specific to this species are limited.
Note for the beekeeper
In current taxonomy it belongs to the genus Cyanus, separated from Centaurea. It is abundant in lightly grazed mountain meadows; during migrations to mountain pastures it should be valued as part of the diversity of flowering meadows.