Wild flower A wildflower (or wild flower) is a flower that grows in the wild, meaning it was not intentionally seeded or planted. Yet "wildflower" meadows of a few mixed species are sold in seed packets.
Typical examples Adonis aestivalis - summer pheasant's-eye Centaurea cyanus Coreopsis tinctoria Dianthus barbatus Digitalis purpurea Eschscholzia californica - California Poppy Gypsophila elegans
Adonis aestivalis (Summer pheasant'seye) is a medicinal and ornamental plant. It is native to Europe but has been introduced elsewhere, such as the western and eastern parts of the United States. Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Ranunculaceae Genus: Adonis Species: A. aestivalis
Plains coreopsis or calliopsis, Coreopsis tinctoria, is an annual forb. The plant is common to Canada, Northeast Mexico, much of the United States, especially the Great Plains and Southern states where it is often called "calliopsis. “ It often grows in disturbed areas such as roadsides and cultivated fields. Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Asterales Family: Asteraceae Genus: Coreopsis Species: C. tinctoria
Dianthus barbatus (Sweet William) is a species of Dianthus native to southern Europe and parts of Asia which has become a popular ornamental garden plant. It is a herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial plant growing to 30– 75 cm tall, with flowers in a dense cluster of up to 30 at the top of the stems.
Dianthus barbatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Caryophyllaceae Genus: Dianthus Species: D. barbatus
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Digitalis purpurea (foxglove, common foxglove, purple foxglove or lady's glove), is a species of flowering plant in the genus Digitalis, in the family Plantaginaceae (formerly treated in the family Scrophulariaceae), native and widespread throughout most of temperate Europe.
Digitalis purpurea Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: Lamiales Family: Plantaginaceae Genus: Digitalis Species: D. purpurea
Eschscholzia californica (California poppy, golden poppy, California sunlight, cup of gold) is a species of flowering plant in the family Papaveraceae, native to the United States, and the official state flower of California. Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ranunculales Family: Papaveraceae Genus: Eschscholzia Species: E. californica
Gypsophila elegans (Annual Baby's-breath, Showy Baby's-breath [1] [2] ) is an ornamental plant native to Asia and Europe Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Caryophyllaceae Genus: Gypsophila Species: G. elegans