Gorgeous roses and tulips are great, but I prefer nameless wild flowers that grow on the side of the road.

They don’t stand out because they aren’t glamorous, but I think that’s why I feel somewhat happier when I see wild flowers blossoming here and there. They also have that delicate sort of beauty you can find in ‘hanok’ (Korean traditional houses) or hanbok (Korean traditional attire) so wild flowers are the best representation of Korean emotions.

A while ago, the Korea Forest Service announced their selection of ‘100 destinations across the country with beautiful Korean wild flowers’.

Among the list were plenty of wild flower colonies in Gyeonggi Province. 

Today, I’ll introduce you to a few great wild flower destinations in Gyeonggi Province where you can see beautiful wild flowers. 

Gyeonggi Province’s wild flower destinations on the nationwide 100 list include Seongsan Mountain in Yeoncheon, Myeongseongsan Mountain in Pocheon, Pyunggang Botanical Garden, National Arboretum, Yeoninsan Mountain and the Garden of Morning Calm in Gapyeong, Hwayasan Mountain, Cheonmasan Mountain in Namyangju, Gaetgol in Siheung, Pungdo Island (Humangsan Mountain) in Ansan, and Hantaek Botanical Garden in Yongin.

You don’t know where to go because there are so many choices? Don’t worry. Dalkom-simin here has some very particular recommendations. 

Myeongseongsan Mountain is famous for its Silver Grass Festival rather than for its wild flowers. Nevertheless, wild flowers like Argun Groundsels and False Chinese Swertia are also superb, so come check out the silver grass and enjoy the beautiful wild flowers. 

▶I went to the Silver Grass Festival at Myeongseongsan Mountain to see a sea of shimmering silver grass 

This is Yellow Adonis, which was featured in the title of a television drama. You can see it at Cheonmasan Mountain.

At Cheonmasan Mountain, you’ll be able to see a variety of wild flowers that blossom in the spring such as the Adonis and Manchurian Isopyrum if you follow along the trail that begins at Onam Reservoir and leads all the way to the mountain’s peak.  

Hantaek Botanical Garden features more than 2,400 species of native plants including the Korean Forest Poppy, Barberry Shrub, and Asian Lizard’s Tail.

The image above is of Russian Iris. The Hantaek Botanical Garden is a great place to see some of endangered Korean wild flowers growing in various wild flower colonies. 

Have you ever heard of Pungdo Island’s Windflower? Pungdo is famous for being the place where wild flowers blossom the earliest.

The large Pungdo Island Windflower natural colony offers well paved walkways and trekking trials so you can enjoy the beautiful Windflowers in comfort.

So today I introduced you to a few places across Gyeonggi Province with great wild flower colonies. There are several other beautiful wild flower colonies in Gyeonggi Province apart from the ones I talked about today. How about heading out to the mountains or to botanical gardens near you to see beautiful autumn flowers this weekend?

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