Everything about Wildflower totally explained
A
wildflower (or
wild flower) is a
flower that grows wild, meaning it wasn't intentionally seeded or planted. Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets. The term "wildflower" has been made vague by commercial seedsmen who are interested in selling more flowers or seeds more expensively than when labeled with only its name and/or origin. The term implies that the plant probably is neither a
hybrid nor a selected
cultivar that's in any way different from the way it appears in the wild as a
native plant, even if it's growing where it wouldn't naturally.
Scientists don't refer to wildflowers and generally try to discourage people from using the term altogether. Terms like
native species (naturally occurring in the area, see
Flora (plants)),
exotic or, better,
introduced species (not naturally occurring in the area), of which some are labelled
invasive species (that out-compete other plants – whether native or not),
imported (introduced to an area whether deliberately or accidentally) and
naturalized (introduced to an area, but now considered by the public as native) are much more accurate.
In the
United Kingdom, an organisation
Plantlife International instituted in 2002 the County Flowers scheme whereby members of the public nominated and voted for a wild flower emblem for their
county. The aim was to spread awareness of the heritage of native species and about the need for conservation, as some of these species are endangered. For example,
Somerset has adopted the
Cheddar Pink (
Dianthus gratianopolitanus),
London the
Rosebay Willowherb (Chamerion angustifolium) and
Denbighshire/Sir Ddinbych in
Wales the rare
Limestone Woundwort (
Stachys alpina).
Typical examples
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