Although the Author do think that someone ought to tell Highways and Byways that mowing verges is akin to picking flowers on a VAST and totally indiscriminate scale, and then discarding them as useless. Other areas However, it is not only in the Alps that "alpine" flowers thrive in France. Finally, picking of wildflowers is also specifically covered under the 1968 Theft Act (England and Wales): “A person who picks mushrooms growing wild on any land, or who picks flowers, fruit or foliage from a plant growing wild on any land, does not (although not in possession of the land) steal what he picks, unless he does it for reward, or for sale or other commercial purpose”.

Even verges by the road are owned by someone (often the council).

Following on from The Wildlife and Countryside Act of 1981 it is now illegal to pick wild flowers in Great Britain. When adding “in the U.S.” to your question, you (perhaps inadvertently) make the question refer to federal laws. These are plainly marked and it is illegal to pick flowers in these areas.

So yes, illegal, and also a fairly shitty thing to do. That particular quote was taken from the blog of online gardening retailer Primrose , but with no direct link to a relevant section in the Theft Act, or any other reference. However it is technically theft- the flowers are the property of whoever owns the land.

Copeland is a member of the Houston Police Department's Major Offenders Division. I might say something if I'd been in your position or I might not- … There are no federal laws that make it universally illegal to pick wildflowers by the side of the road. So, lesson learned: it’s probably best to stump up for your daffs at a shop or stick to picking the flowers in your own garden ? Pick cultivated flowers in public parks or gardens as well as plants and flowers growing on land which is maintained by the council (for example roundabouts and grass verges). High mountain flora can also be … pick flowers from roundabouts etc (which are looked after by the council) intentionally pick, uproot or destroy any wild plant without permission from the landowner or occupier. It's so tempting to pick wildflowers, like wild bluebells and daffodils, when they fill the countryside in a mass of colourful blooms. But, unless you are familiar with the laws of picking wild flowers, removing them from forbidden land could cost you a fine up to £5,000 (or imprisonment). There are fines for doing so of up to £5000. You may also stumble across wild croci, which emerge shortly after the snows melt, or beautiful wild anemones, also known as pale pasque flowers (photo above).