Blue Cornflower Petals (Centaurea cyanus) — Dried Bachelor’s Button Edible Flower, Low-Temperature Baked, 500g Bulk

Blue Cornflower Petals (Centaurea cyanus) are the dried ray florets of a beloved edible flower known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Shǐ Chē Jú (矢车菊), also called Bachelor's Button and Blue Sapphire. Long treasured in European folk herbalism and Chinese flower-tea culture, cornflower petals have been prized as a cooling, brightening, and spirit-lifting botanical, used in floral infusions, herbal blends, and decorative culinary applications. Its nature is sweet, slightly bitter, and cool, making it a gentle yet refreshing flower for clearing heat, soothing the eyes, and harmonizing the spirit.

Key Selling Points

• Edible blue cornflower petals (Centaurea cyanus)
• Low-temperature slow-baked to preserve color and aroma
• Traditional cooling flower for teas and herbal blends
• Deep sapphire-blue petals with delicate floral fragrance
• 500g bulk loose dried flower, new-crop harvest

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is carefully low-temperature slow-baked to preserve the petals' vivid sapphire-blue color, papery-light texture, and delicate sweet-floral aroma. When steeped, the petals release a soft blue tint and a mild, gently sweet infusion with subtle grassy and honeyed notes, making them a beautiful and refreshing addition to floral tea blends.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Floral herbal tea blends
• Decorative edible garnish for desserts and salads
• Seasonal flower-tea infusions
• Herbal bath and sachet blends
• Culinary and craft botanical use

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, blue cornflower petals are brewed as a light floral tea, often blended with chrysanthemum, rose, or honey for a cooling daily infusion. In European herbal tradition, they were steeped as a gentle eye wash and soothing tonic, while in Chinese flower-tea culture they are added to blends for their bright color and refreshing nature. They are also scattered into potpourri, bath sachets, and celebratory teas for their beauty and delicate aroma.

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