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| Thumbelina (dwarf) zinnia seedlings |
All the flower seeds I planted a month ago have emerged into neat rows of seedlings, except the blue dianthus. Not one of those has shown up. I am assuming they are going to be no shows. One of my marigold seedlings has just bloomed. I am anxious to see if my zinnia and cosmos will be able to survive the summer heat.
A week ago I happened to spot something that suddenly appeared at the edge of my garden that I did not plant. At first I thought it was ice plant that perhaps blew over from my neighbor's yard. I let it be to see what would come. And lo and behold, a red portulaca flower appeared. I did plant one portulaca last spring, but ripped the plant out in the fall after it had stopped blooming to replace it with a pansy. Apparently it reseeded itself even though it is considered an annual. I better check under that pansy to see if there are some seedlings growing under it. The pansies are dying off now in the heat anyway.
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| surprise seedling |
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| Portulaca (moss rose) |
