Wild Things 5 Canvas Print

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. 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 is in any way different from the way it appears in the wild as a native plant, even if it is growing where it would not naturally.

"Wildflower" is not an exact term. Terms like native species (naturally occurring in the area, see flora), 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 ar...

"Through the right lens we have the power to see the whole world, not as we perceive but as it truly is." My Images: beautiful, flawed, different They are of sound ideas and techniques which come into the eye or sight with power and impact. Joel Loftus We are in a critical phase of human civilization in which our survival is really in question, generally there is a feeling that something is happening. People have been exposed to the concept of peak oil, climate change, population control and the Doomsday Clock keeps moving closer. Religious people are talking about the end times and the present-day disorganisation. People are beginning to realize these are real crisis but how many of these crises are result of limitations in a...