wildflowers
Nature's unplanned garden
Wildflowers are flowers that grow without cultivation—not planted or tended by humans.
The term usually applies to native species that appear in meadows, roadsides, and open spaces: The hillside was covered in wildflowers each spring.
Wildflower often implies simple beauty and natural abundance, in contrast to cultivated garden varieties.
Beginning to flower
- petalsColored bloom segments
- nectarFloral sugar water
- fragrancePleasing olfactory quality
- pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
bees · butterflies · springtime · vibrant · colorful · pollen · seasonal · perennial
Grassy field for grazing
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- grasslandTreeless herb-covered ecosystem
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- hillsideSloping terrain face
woodland · alpine · desert · wetland · dunes · hedgerow · verge · embankment
Full of varied hues
- kaleidoscopicShowing constantly changing patterns
- driftsMoves without direction
- carpetThick floor textile
- tapestryDecorative woven wall cloth
scattered · dotted · swathes · patchwork · vibrant · delicate · dainty · profusion
Range of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- pollinatorsOrganisms transferring reproductive dust
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
- native plantsFlora original to area
conservation · restoration · rewilding · endangered · protected · insects · seed bank · succession
Finest taxonomic rank
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- nativeOriginating from a place
- endemicNative to one area
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
naturalized · herbarium · specimen · identification · field guide · genus · family · nomenclature
Safe to consume
- medicinalHaving healing properties
- herbalRelating to medicinal plants
- harvestingGathering mature crops
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
wildcrafting · tincture · infusion · drying · pressing · identification · caution · sustainable
blossoming
Beginning to flower
pollination · bees · butterflies · springtime · vibrant · colorful · pollen · seasonal · perennial · annuals
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
hillside · woodland · alpine · desert · wetland · dunes · hedgerow · verge · embankment · clearing
colorful
Full of varied hues
- kaleidoscopicShowing constantly changing patterns
- driftsMoves without direction
- carpetThick floor textile
tapestry · scattered · dotted · swathes · patchwork · vibrant · delicate · dainty · profusion · riot of color
biodiversity
Range of life forms
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- pollinatorsOrganisms transferring reproductive dust
- ecosystemInterconnected organisms and surroundings
native plants · conservation · restoration · rewilding · endangered · protected · insects · seed bank · succession · keystone
species
Finest taxonomic rank
invasive · naturalized · herbarium · specimen · identification · field guide · genus · family · nomenclature · classification
edible
Safe to consume
- medicinalHaving healing properties
- herbalRelating to medicinal plants
- harvestingGathering mature crops
gathering · wildcrafting · tincture · infusion · drying · pressing · identification · caution · sustainable · traditional uses
- flowersroses, tulips, daisies, lilies, orchids
- cottage gardenroses, lavender, foxglove, hollyhock, delphinium
- spring signsrain, thaw, melting, bloom, budding
- ecosystem componentsnative plants, native species, endemic species, food web, food chain
- native gardeningnative plants, rain garden, pollinator garden, butterfly garden, native seeds
- romantic poetry imagerymisty valleys, starry nights, autumn leaves, spring blossoms, dewdrops
wildflowersgarden flowers
Cultivated decorative plants
cultivars · hothouse flowers · bedding plants · cut flowers · potted plants
- wildflower meadowNatural grassland with native blooms
- wildflower fieldsAreas of uncultivated blooms
- wildflower gardenCultivated space for native blooms
- native wildflowersFlowers original to area
- mountain wildflower
- wildflower honeyHoney from unmanaged plant sources