Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - Scott Cunningham 1985

Bachelor’s Buttons
The Herbs

(Centaurea cyanus) G

Folk Names: Devil’s Flower, Red Campion, Bluet, Hurtlesickle, Blue Bottle

Gender: Feminine

Planet: Venus

Element: Water

Deity: Robin Goodfellow

Power: Love

Magical Uses: Women wear this flower on their breast to attract the love of a man. Or, take a flower and put it in your pocket. it will lose or retain its freshness in accordance with bad or good success in amatory pursuits.