Perennial Cornflower

I think that’s what it is….I discovered it today growing along side the cycle/footpath near the village. I can’t say that I have noticed it before, but the flowers are really quite striking. There was just one clump of it with a couple of dozen flowers.

Latin name (if I have the correct ID) is Centaurea montana.

I have cheekily tagged it for wild flower week…not sure if it is really a wild flower or just a cultivated species that has escaped.

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WFW23_06, PerrenialCornflower