More than just beautiful, wildflowers provide many benefits to the ecosystems of the world, adding productivity to your gardens, farms, ranches, and forests.

Wildflowers are native to where they grow and are conditioned to thrive there. Requiring less water and fertilizers than other flowers, they are less prone to disease and are more tolerant to pests. Wildflowers provide critical habitats for pollinators, beneficial insects, and wildlife. Improving soil health, preventing erosion, improving water quality, increasing yields, and enhancing forage conditions for livestock.

Farmers and ranchers can integrate wildflowers into their working lands using a variety of conservation practices such as cover crops, field borders, and prescribed grazing.

Click here for identification of wildflowers found growing in Kansas.