... in fact, like with any flower than occurs in abundance and puts its stamp on the habitat. Should one or a few be singled out or should the mass impact be recorded and contrasted to the environment? In my country, mass occurrences of Wood Anemone, Dandelions, or Cuckoo flowers are typical examples. I've done them with all kinds of lenses from fisheyes to 1200 mm.
Sometimes a tilt-shift lens provides an elegant optical solution to the question addressed above.
Funny that you mention it, because I have been experimenting, among other things, with TS lenses.
I have used a Hartblei 45mm superrotator, but I am finding it a bit soft, not sure if it is my lack of skills or the lens, which also is full of CA.
I am also trying - and loving - a Nikkor 75mm PC for Bronica, on its dedicated Bronica TS bellows (type II). This lens is surprisingly good, but mastering the movements is hard.
I just got also a Nikkor O 50/2.8 for Bronica, but have not had yet the time to try it, maybe later today. Pity that wide lenses for MF format are not so wide in FX or DX (it goes without saying...) AFAIK there is nothing wider than 40mm for Bronica.
There are two main scenarios I have been working on, as mentioned by Bjørn: either focus on detail, or show a colourful carpet.
In the first case one looks at subject isolation, narrow depth of field and probably colour and/or exposure contrast to separate and isolate the subject.
For the second application I have found that being slightly low is better to show a carpet of an uniform, non-green colour.
This is also best achieved with a longer lens, which in turn requires to makes decisions on where to focus and on managing the depth of field. Showing a blue carpet is nice but one also needs an interesting setting and background.
