Previously considered weeds, field flowers are nowadays cultivated in our gardens. The main reason for this craze for these flowers also called wild comes from the scarcity and the tendency to the disappearance of these.
Fragile flowers, this disappearance is due to the industrialization of the fields, as well as the use of weed killers and insecticides. Nearly a thousand varieties of wildflowers have been listed.
Field flowers have had a bad reputation for a long time, despite the beauty of their color and the many existing varieties. However, some of them are edible and have therapeutic (medicinal flowers) and aesthetic virtues.
This is the case with dandelion, cooked in salads or used in pharmacology for its diuretic and depurative properties.
Similarly, mallow (close to marshmallow), a meal of our prehistoric ancestors, is known for its softening and calming properties.
The famous chicory, which is gradually replacing coffee, is a wild flower whose root is extracted for the drink of the same name.
The navel-of-Venus gives edible round leaves.
Poppy seeds, bright red in color, are narcotics. Its dried flowers are used in infusion.
On the other hand, buttercups and Damascus nigella are very toxic.
Field flowers are mainly grown in large gardens, replacing the lawn. It is also a trend to have a flowery meadow at home, reminiscent of rural landscapes and the open air of a thousand colors.
It takes at least an area of ten square meters to have a good effect. Unlike ordinary flowers, the sachets of field flowers sold contain several species.
Thus, it is possible to find, for example, seeds of daisies, poppies, blueberries, agrimony packaged together.
To look for particular sets of seeds, specialized shops offer seeds on demand. Field flowers are grown by seed and require little maintenance.
Beforehand, clean the ground of weeds. Then scatter the seeds on the ground. For better soil coverage, scatter about five grams of seeds per square meter. After sowing, water occasionally until the first flowers.
Thereafter, it will no longer be necessary to water. Since wildflowers make do with little, there is no need to fertilize the soil before sowing or after flowering. Any weeds that appear will be pulled out by hand.
