How to Grow Flowering Weeds Indoors

Wildflowers can add a simple beauty both inside and outside of a home.

Wildflowers are for more than just picking from a field, you can also grow your own to enjoy indoors when the weather is bleak outside. Although lovely, some wildflowers are categorized as noxious weeds and are best planted indoors where the seeds cannot spread. In fact, prohibited wildflowers make ideal potted plants for people who travel or tend to neglect plants because most varieties are drought tolerant and can go for days without watering. Examples of prohibited wildflowers or weeds include ox-eye daisy, Queen Anne's lace, cornflower and perennial baby's breath.

Things You'll Need

• Planter
• Potting Soil
• Weed seeds
• Plastic wrap

Instructions

1. Fill the planter with potting soil, but leave 1/2 inch of space at the top. Always use sterile potting soil for indoor plants, as other forms of soil and dirt from outside will contain insect eggs that will hatch in your house.

2. Sprinkle the seeds around the top of the soil.

3. Cover the seeds with the recommended amount of soil on the package. The general rule is that the smaller the seed, the less soil should cover it. In fact, many wildflower seeds do not require any soil covering at all.

4. Add water to the planter until it begins leaking from the bottom holes.

5. Cover the planter's top with plastic wrap and place in a warm, sunny spot. Keep the soil's surface damp and the plastic wrap cover on until the seeds emerge.

6. Water the flowers whenever they begin to wilt and place at a sunny window or under a plant light if you do not have 8 hours of directly sunlight.

References

• Wildflower Information: Common Listing
• Houston Chronical: Can I grow wildflowers in a container?
• NC State University: Wildflowers
• American Meadows; Noxious Weeds. Invasive Plants. Pest Species.; Chy Allen, et al.