Meadow flowers are a separate multifaceted world.
He is beautiful and incomprehensible. It’s hard to believe that such beauty is created on its own - designers don’t work on it, selecting varieties based on color and location, but whenever we find ourselves in a field with meadow flowers, we can’t stop looking and breathing enough. After all, there are no flaws in the design.
Many flower growers and gardeners strive to get a piece of pristine natural beauty for their plot - they dig up bushes with roots or buy seeds. Moreover, meadow flowers are not only an aesthetic pleasure - each plant has a healing effect and is used in folk medicine.
So it turns out, two in one: both beautiful and useful, and if it’s right outside the window, then it’s absolutely great!
Meadow flowers amaze with their diversity, simplicity and at the same time beauty. These flowers in natural environment grow in meadows and fields, on the edges of forests.
By the way, herbalists have noticed that flowers collected from meadows have greater power in treating diseases compared to artificially cultivated ones, precisely because humans did not interfere with their growth and development.
Species
There are a lot of types of meadow flowers, and in the article we will look at some plants, their descriptions and photos, which can be found not only in meadows, but also in our garden plots, and everyone will be able to decide what to collect in the summer for a home medicine cabinet, and what to plant in the flowerbed.
If you observe meadow flowers in their natural environment, you can easily understand that they love a lot of bright colors. sunny color and do not tolerate shade well, with the exception of flowers that can grow in the forest too, for example, fireweed.
If you want to have them in your flowerbed, you will need to provide them with light: always plant them in the first line. Moreover, most representatives of meadow flowers are low- and medium-sized.
Meadow flowers are not afraid of weeds, because they are used to living in close community with hundreds of neighbors in the meadow. Their roots intertwine, creating a carpet that absorbs rainwater well and also draws moisture from the soil itself - so care for such plants will be minimal.
Description of species
Althaea officinalis
A perennial herbaceous plant that grows up to half a meter in height. Leaf blades grow directly on the stem, the higher, the smaller the leaves. They have an oblong-pointed shape and a bluish green tint. The buds grow singly at the top of the stem and are pale pink in color.
The plant has average frost resistance, which, nevertheless, allows it to grow well in central Russia, including in the Moscow region.
Amaranth spicata
This is the wild ancestor of cultivated amaranth. It is more familiar to gardeners as agaric, nasty weed. But not everyone knows that it has high nutritional and medicinal value.
Amaranth reaches a height of 1 meter. The leaves are arranged alternately and have an oblong shape. The leaves are smaller at the top of the stem and larger at the bottom.
The flowers are very small, almost invisible, yellowish-green in color and form spike-shaped inflorescences. Not at all picky about soil and weather conditions.
Pansies
A perennial plant that grows up to 40 cm. The leaf blades grow alternately, the bottom ones are larger than the top ones. Flowers on thin stalks, large, tricolor. Frost resistance is high. The habitat is very wide.
Ledum
It grows in the form of a bush and reaches a height of two meters.
Small bluish-green leaves grow along the entire stem, from bottom to top. Blooms profusely.
The buds are four-petaled, white, or more often crimson in color, with a rich aroma, up to 4 cm in diameter, collected in umbrella inflorescences. Winter-hardy, unpretentious.
Valerian officinalis
A perennial flower that grows up to one and a half meters in height. The stem is bare, little covered by leaves. The buds are small, pale pink, collected in umbrella-shaped inflorescences, very fragrant. Its habitat is wide, but due to high demand, it can be difficult to find.
It has found application not only in medicine, but also in the cosmetology industry; for these purposes it is cultivated artificially.
meadow cornflower
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing up to a meter in length and considered a weed, especially in cereal fields. The leaves have an elongated oval shape, are pubescent, green with a bluish tint. The buds are pale pink, about 5 cm in diameter.
Cornflower blue
Perennial representative of meadow flowers. It differs from meadow cornflower in the color of its buds - they are more saturated in color, blue.
Mouse peas
A perennial flower with a creeping stem, reaching a shoot length of one and a half meters. The leaf blades are miniature, inconspicuous, ash-green. The buds are not large in size, but have a rich purple-pink color.
Dianthus meadow
A perennial flower that grows up to 40 cm. The leaf blades are pubescent and have a linear shape. The buds are red, pink, less often white, and the petals are jagged. Belongs to rare, protected plants.
Meadow geranium
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 80 cm. Lower leaves divided into five parts, the upper ones into three. The buds are five-petalled, numerous, large, and lilac in color. Very widely represented on the map of Russia.
Pepper Knotweed
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing 90 cm. Belongs to the Buckwheat family. The stem is straight and thin, densely covered with leaves. The leaf blades are feather-shaped. The buds are small, snow-white, collected in spike-shaped inflorescences.
Bird's knotweed
A perennial flower reaching half a meter in length. The stem is creeping, highly branched. The leaf blades are small, opposite, and densely cover the stem.
The buds are inconspicuous, white, located in the axils of the leaves.
The knotweed has good winter hardiness and high nutritional properties. Used in folk medicine and as a fodder plant.
Gentian
A perennial flower in the form of a shrub, reaching a length of one and a half meters. The stems are straight and dense. Leaf blades are dark green, opposite. The buds are blue, blue or purple, bell-shaped, quite large and grow one at a time. The growing area is wide.
Goose onion
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 50 cm. The leaf blades are collected in a basal rosette, very long and thin. The buds are small, yellowish, with a honey smell. The plant is thermophilic.
Elecampane tall
A representative of meadow flowers, growing in the form of a bush and reaching one and a half meters in height. Long dark leaf blades form a rosette. The buds are large, orange-yellow, similar to big daisy, but the petals are much narrower. The root has medicinal value and is used in cosmetology.
Delphinium
A perennial flower, in the form of a bush, reaching a length of one and a half meters. The leaf blades form a rosette and are shaped like arrows. The peduncle is long, forms a pyramidal inflorescence with many small but catchy buds, in snow-white, pink, blue, lilac, red and yellow shades. The flower is thermophilic. At home, soap is prepared from delphinium.
Wild onion
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing as a bush and reaching half a meter in length. The leaf blades are similar to the feathers of homemade onions, but not as thick and fleshy. The tall peduncle is topped with a ball-shaped inflorescence. Has nutritional value. The growing area is wide.
Sweet clover
A perennial flower reaching a length of two meters. Leaf blades are arranged oppositely or in pairs on the stem. The buds are small, yellow or snow-white, very fragrant. It is famous as a honey crop and a medicinal plant.
St. John's wort
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 80 cm. The erect, hard stem is covered a large number small dark green leaves. The buds form yellow inflorescences at the tops of the stems. It is found both in Russia and Ukraine. Used to treat various ailments.
Strawberries
Long-term representative meadow plants, growing thirty centimeters.
Fireweed angustifolia (Ivan-tea)
A perennial representative of meadow plants, growing up to one and a half meters.
The stem is straight, thick and succulent, densely covered with linear-lanceolate leaves. The buds are purple-pink, forming apical racemose inflorescences. The growing area is wide. It is used to treat various ailments and is a raw material for making tea.
Clover
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 80 cm. The stem is erect and highly branched. The leaf blades are oval-shaped and collected in groups of three. The buds are collected in spherical inflorescences, painted pink and crimson. Nitrogen fixer. Used as a honey plant, fodder and medicinal plant.
Common bluebell
A two-year-old representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 70 cm. The stem is straight, weakly covered with small leaves arranged in an alternate arrangement. The buds are purple, collected in panicle inflorescences. A rare protected plant that grows in temperate climates.
Field bark
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 80 cm. 
The stem is straight, ending in a single blue-purple flower.
The leaf blades form a basal rosette and are lanceolate in shape. Good honey plant.
Lily of the valley
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 40 cm and belonging to the Liliaceae genus. The stem is thin, bare, erect. The leaf blades are large, oval-elongated, form a basal rosette, from which emerges a thin stem with small white flowers.
The buds form a spike-shaped inflorescence and are shaped like bells.
A rare protected species, listed in the Red Book.
Common flax
An annual representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 80 cm. The stem is thin, erect, ending in a peduncle with a blue flower. The leaf blades are small, located in pairs throughout the stem. The seeds are edible and are used to make oil. The stem is a source of fiber for textile production.
Common toadflax
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 90 cm. The stem is straight, densely covered with small pointed leaves. The buds are pale yellow with an orange center.
Lupine
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing in the form of a shrub and reaching a length of 120 centimeters. The stems are straight, strong, ending in racemose peduncles of blue-violet color. The leaf blades are palmate, form a basal rosette and partially cover the stem. Grows well in central Russia.
Coltsfoot
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 30 cm. The stem is erect, ending in a peduncle with a single yellow flower. The leaf blades are smooth on top, pubescent below, form a basal rosette, which appears after the flower withers.
Dandelion
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 60 cm. The stem is erect, hollow inside, contains milky juice and ends with a single bright yellow flower. The leaf blades, elongated in the shape of a feather, form a basal rosette.
Chamomile
An annual representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 60 cm. The stem is straight, branched at the base, ending in a flower with white petals and a yellow core.
The leaf blades are elongated, narrow and carved. It has found application in folk and traditional medicine and cosmetology.
Spiraea
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 80 cm. The leaf blades on long stalks are palmate in shape. The buds are small, numerous, colored white and pink.
Yarrow
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, having the appearance of a subshrub, belonging to the Asteraceae. The stem is straight, covered with feathery compound leaves and ends in numerous inflorescences, baskets, with white or pink-white flowers.
Common chicory
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, reaching a length of one and a half meters. The stem is straight, very strong, branches and ends in numerous blue flowers.
The leaf blades form a rosette and partially cover the stem. The growing area is very wide. Used in cooking and as a medicinal plant. A drink that tastes like coffee is prepared from the roots.
Thyme
A perennial representative of meadow flowers with a creeping stem, growing up to 40 cm. The stem is covered with small oval-shaped leaves and ends in pink-violet inflorescences. All parts of the plant are very fragrant and are used for tea, as a seasoning, in medicine and cosmetology.
Echinacea
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, reaching a meter in height. The stem is straight and rough. The leaf blades are wide and oval in shape. The buds are large, up to fifteen centimeters in diameter, collected in basket inflorescences. The color of the flowers covers all shades of pink or red-brown.
Eschszolzia
A perennial representative of meadow flowers, growing up to 45 cm. Very light-loving. The buds are white or orange, cup-shaped. It begins to bloom early, from the beginning of June and blooms until frost.
Rules for the procurement of medicinal plants
- plants need to be collected within a clearly defined time frame;
- collect in sunny weather, after the dew has completely dried;
- collect clean plants, away from sources of pollution;
- after collection, the grass is washed in cold water;
- during drying, use shade from the sun or electric dryers, setting the temperature to no more than 50°C;
- drying is carried out until brittle. Parts of the plant that are not fully dried may become covered with mold and lose their vigor;
- The herb should be stored in paper or fabric bags for no more than two years.
Touching charm wildflowers still inspires poets and lovers, gives a romantic mood. Fields and names of which are varied, today can be found in the most prestigious flower shops, because they look incredible in fresh, charming bouquets. And one has only to imagine a boundless field strewn blue cornflowers, yellow buttercups or white daisies, as fatigue, problems and grievances recede.
Why are they called that?
Often the name of wildflowers speaks about the noticeable characteristics of the plants. Coltsfoot is so named because of its leaves - warm, terry on one side, smooth and cold on the other. The flowers of the crane bird resemble the beak of this slender bird and look like a bell. Oregano has a unique aroma, especially when dried. The tea made from it is very fragrant. Elecampane acquired its nickname because it helps well with weakness and fatigue: it gives a person “nine strength.” It also happens that the name of wildflowers is associated with myths and legends. They say that cornflower is named after St. Basil the Great, who had a special affinity for flowers, and is a symbol of kindness and spiritual purity. The flowers on the stems of Ivan da Marya received their name thanks to the legend of unhappy love. The girl and the guy, having learned that they were brother and sister to each other, so as not to be separated, turned into flowers of different shades. The sleep-grass flower is so called because at night the petals close tightly and the plant droops, as if falling asleep. Another name for this flower is lumbago. According to legend, an angel fired an arrow at a demon hiding in the thickets of this plant and shot through the leaves.
Two names
Each wildflower name has a second (botanical) name. In chicory it sounds like this: Cichorium intybys. Comes from the Greek kio - “I go” and chorion - “alienated by the field”. It is called so because the plant can often be found on the outskirts of fields. The species name intybus can be translated as “in a tube” - the flower has a hollow stem. The thistle plant has a Latin name, Carduus nutans, which comes from the word cardo, meaning “hook.” The white and pinkish flowers of soapwort are scientifically called Saponaria and come from the Greek sapon, meaning “soap”. The hairy leaves and stems of mullein, called Verbascum, come from the Latin word barbascum, which is etymologically related to barba, “beard.” Other plant names: royal scepter, chieftain grass, fur leaf. The botanical name of sage, Salvia, comes from the Latin word salvus and means “healthy.” Sage is widely used as medicinal plant.
Names of blue wildflowers. Blue linen
Among the flowers that delight us with a cool, heavenly hue, flax can be called the most delicate. Its Latin name - Línum - comes from the Celtic language, in which the word lin means “thread”: the flax stalk consists entirely of thin fibers. Since ancient times, the plant has healed, fed and clothed people. The remarkable quality of flax material is its resistance to rotting and increased strength at high humidity. Oil was made from this flax seed, which generously contains the essential linolenic fatty acid, which is involved in the metabolism of humans and animals and prevents the development of cardiovascular diseases.
Charming doctor
There is no place where graceful and cute cornflowers do not grow. If no ears of corn are observed, it means that there certainly was a grain field here, which is now reminded of by little blue flowers. They bloom from May to September. The Latin name - Centauréa - arose from the Greek adjective centaureus, that is, belonging to a centaur. The myth says that with these flowers the centaur Chiron was cured of the poison of the hydra that bit him. Cornflower belongs to the Asteraceae family and is used medicinally as a decongestant. In folk therapy, infusion of flowers in snow water treats the eyes. In cosmetics, cornflower extract is used to produce cleansing, pore-tightening nourishing products.
How did forget-me-not get its name?
Simple forget-me-nots love moisture; they can be found along streams, in meadows, and along river banks. The scientific name of this flower from the borage family - Myosótis - comes from the name "mouse ear", because when the petals open, they closely resemble the ear of a rodent. And according to legend, the forget-me-not acquired a name when the goddess Flora descended to earth and bestowed names on the flowers. It seemed to her that she respected everyone, but then a weak voice was heard behind her: “Don’t forget me, Flora!” The goddess took a closer look and saw a tiny blue flower, called it forget-me-not and gave it the miraculous power to return the memory of people who had forgotten their homeland and loved ones.
Names of yellow wildflowers. Primrose
Primrose, or primrose, was popularly called “golden keys”. There is a legend. They hinted to the Apostle Peter, guarding the gates to Eden, that someone without permission wanted to get into heaven with fake keys. The apostle, in fright, dropped a bunch of golden keys; it fell to the ground, and flowers similar to it grew in that place. Adorable yellow inflorescences appear early spring, as if opening the way to light and warmth. No wonder the botanical name - Prímula - arose from the Latin word prímus, that is, “first”. Another name for primrose wildflowers is firstborn. Corollas with five petals are collected in racemes-inflorescences on smooth long stems. They are dried and invigorating tea is brewed. There is a whole vitamin cocktail in primrose leaves. Healers prepare a cure for tuberculosis from its roots. And in the old days they cooked from the flower. Primrose can detect signals from the ultrasonic field that occurs during an earthquake. It accelerates the movement of juices in the plant and makes it bloom faster. So primrose is able to warn people about danger.
Priceless sweet clover
In the fields and meadows grows a magnificent honey plant and healer - sweet clover. Its Latin name - Melilótus - comes from the word “honey”. And in Rus' these are yellow wild flowers, whose names - bottom are etymologically related to the Slavic word “bottom”. Infusions and decoctions from the plant helped against diseases, and from fresh leaves and flowers were used to prepare a healing plaster for wounds.
Dangerous and beautiful
What a gratifying picture is a field dotted with golden droplets of buttercups! This flower with silky petals is so sweet and touching. Why does it have such a formidable name? The answer is simple - buttercup juice is very poisonous. It was from it that a potion was prepared that plunged Juliet into a deep, death-like sleep. Scientists named the flower Ranunculus, from the Latin word for frog, because the buttercup loves damp places. The plant blooms several times during the summer, and if the season is rainy, the flowers will be large and lush, and the stems will grow waist-high.
In conclusion
The names and pictures of wildflowers given in this article are only a small part of the rich flora of our wonderful planet. The gentle inhabitants of meadows and fields are not afraid of either heat or cold; they generously give their healing powers to everyone who is sick. The famous thinker of the Enlightenment, Jean Jacques Rousseau, asked his friends to take him to the meadow if he became so ill that there was no longer any hope of recovery. Then, as the scientist assured, he would feel good again.
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Bog thistle belongs to the Asteraceae family. Perennial or biennial plant. Grows in damp meadows, swamps, swampy forests, and bushes. Its stem is completely covered with thorns. Grows in Siberia. Honey productivity per hectare is 250 - 300 kg. Sometimes it produces commercial honey.
Published: May 01, 2016
Weed plant. The species infests all types of crops and is found in fallows, orchards and orchards, as well as along roads, along ditches, and in fallow lands. Contains white milky juice. Strong honey plant and pollen plant. It releases nectar only in the morning, because... After lunch the flowers close. Intensive honey collection up to 380 kg per hectare. The honey crystallizes quickly and is dark amber in color. The pollen is dark yellow.
Published: May 01, 2016
A perennial herbaceous plant 30–90 cm high from the Asteraceae family. It grows in various meadows, clearings, meadow clearings, along roads in many regions of Russia. It is well visited by bees, which, under favorable weather conditions, collect a lot of nectar and pollen from it. Honey productivity in terms of continuous tracts is over 100 kg/ha. The pollen is yellow.
Published: April 28, 2016
Perennial honey-bearing herbaceous plant. Sandy cinnamon grows mainly on sandy soils, in dry copses, forest glades, hills, on fallow lands, rocky and sandy slopes everywhere. The hard scales of the inflorescence wrapper do not wither and do not lose color even when the inflorescences are cut off - hence the name of the plant immortelle.
Published: April 27, 2016
Herbaceous perennial plant from the Euphorbiaceae family. A good honey plant. Produces commercial honey. Grows in meadows, light forests, on pebbles and sandy shores rivers, along roadsides and in crops, especially in loamy soil. Acute spurge displaces all plants living in prairies and fields, shading them and taking away moisture and nutrients, as well as highlighting [...]
Published: Jan 27, 2016
Annual or biennial herbaceous weed aster family (Acteraceae) with an erect branched stem 30-80 cm high. Leaves are lanceolate-linear, the lower ones are petiolate. The flower baskets are solitary, at the ends of the branches they consist of dark blue marginal funnel-shaped and central purple tubular flowers, surrounded by hard scales of an ovoid involucre.
Published: 27 Nov 2015
Mediocre honey plant. It blooms in June - September, the fruits ripen in August - September. A perennial herbaceous plant from the Asteraceae family. It grows on sandy and loamy fresh and moist soils, in meadows, forest clearings, forest edges, in bushes, less often as a weed in crops. Prefers soils of average fertility and drainage.
Published: 27 Nov 2015
A perennial herbaceous plant from the Asteraceae family. It grows in the steppe and forest-steppe zones of the European part of Russia, in Western Siberia. It grows in damp places, along the banks of rivers and mountain streams, in tall grass meadows, forest clearings and edges, and in thickets of bushes. Bad honey plant. There is no commercial honey from elecampane.
Herbal treatment is the most ancient way to combat all kinds of diseases. Over the thousands of years of its existence, man has found and studied healing properties hundreds of medicinal plants that can help with this or that disease. Over its long history, many effective recipes have been created, many of which have survived and are used in folk medicine today.
This section of the site presents many types of medicinal herbs, including field species, with high-quality photographs, the name of each plant and detailed description their beneficial properties and methods of use.
Despite the enormous pace of development of traditional medicine and all the new products that the pharmaceutical industry offers, the use of medicinal plants to treat all kinds of diseases still remains relevant and does not lose its popularity. They can be used both for the prevention and treatment of various chronic and acute diseases in any field of medicine.
Medicinal herbs used in folk medicine can be fresh or dried, used both externally and internally. Medicinal herbs are much safer for human health than pharmaceutical drugs. They have fewer contraindications and side effects on the body.
For treatment use:
- tinctures;
- decoctions;
- extracts;
- infusions;
- tea fees.
Despite its apparent simplicity and harmlessness, alternative treatment requires knowledge and caution. After all, for a positive result, medicinal raw materials must be collected correctly. And the tinctures, decoctions or extracts made from them are prepared only according to exact recipes. We should not forget about dosages. This is especially true for those medications that need to be taken orally.
It is advisable, before preparing medicine from herbs, to study our website, which lists medicinal herbs, photos with names, learn about the indications and contraindications of a particular medicinal plant, and methods of their preparation. You must not forget to carefully examine the raw materials for the medicine itself. It should be free of mold, dirt and other defects.