If you compare the wildflowers of Britain with international standards you will find it incredibly modest, yet gorgeous nonetheless and certainly worth mention.
A flowering plant is a angiosperm and we are mystified by the origins but as far as history goes have flowers appeared around 90 million years ago and a flowering plant today is diverse and abundant and an utter joy.
It is interesting to note that most wildflowers as a lore accompanying it and rich history. We look at some of them here. Currently though there are around 2000 that have medicinal properties.
We humans love flowers and we also know plants are useful