We have had a lots of rain here in Oklahoma. I have wild flowers I've never had.?

Question

My question is: How do you tell the weeds from the flowers.

Answer 1

Hi sister Okie,
Stillwater here. Anyhow, most weeds are a matter of preference and there really is no way to tell you which are considered weeds without seeing the plants you are referring to. What one person considers a pretty flower, another considers it a weed. My only suggestion is to wait until they bloom and see which ones you like and want to keep and which ones you don't and pull them out. I'm sorry, I know that is not much help.

Answer 2

I'm an Okie and I love wildflowers (and it hasn't rained today...yet). I dig them up and bring them into my yard. The only way I can tell "weeds" from "wildflowers" is to wait until they bloom. Sometimes the weeds bloom pretty and I keep them (unless they're thistles). A weed may be defined as something growing where you don't want it.

Answer 3

Good answers. Another okie here. My bet is, based on 40+ years here, is that 90% of the new stuff is weeds, since we seem to have more weeds than anywhere else on earth (just back from 13 other states last week, no one seems to have our weed problem!).

Answer 4

Get a book on Oklahoma wildflowers. Some people consider wildflowers to be weeds, just better looking than most. I personally love them regardless of where they grow, even in my garden.