Life finds a way

[mific]

An amaranth self-seeded in a crack in the concrete.

And a red chard I cut back to ground level so it could rot away, with a second flush of leaves.

Comments

[full_metal_ox]

You’re making me hungry, dammit—I happily downed bales of the Swiss chard (albeit the plain green kind) my mom used to grow, most often simmered.

What’s the surrounding low circular-leaved plant?

[mific]

Nasturtiums! They also self-seed and grow everywhere. And their leaves and flowers are edible, good in salads, the leaves mildly peppery.

[scytale]

Oh, those are beautiful! And whoa, good job, amaranth! Life finding a way. <3

[mific]

They've seeded everywhere!

[shirebound]

The resilience of life is humbling.

[mific]

Probably just as well!

[turlough]

Such fun pictures! Love how much LIFE there can be in plants.

[yourlibrarian]

It is amazing how plants can thrive. We have several plants that emerged from just a cutting. One of them, I remember my partner picked up from the floor of a store where it had broken off some other plant that was now gone. It is still with us!