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Aren't self seeders a gift!! So much fun to see when one surprises you. I also have "volunteer" annual poppies, petunias, sunflowers and violas. They have even come up between bricks in my walks. Plus, there are times when they are so far away from the original site, they must have been spread by birds. When you consider how much we baby some plants, it is always a wonder when these little annuals pick a place so unusual and thrive. Thanks for the good article.
Then, also there are bulbs that send shoots up all over. When bought my place on the coast in Southern California I had Gladiolas popping up all over the place, including in the middle of junipers. New to gardening, I thought the Alyssum were weeds, since they kept coming back when I pulled them. Now I live inland, on the other side of the coastal range and things are hot and dry, but Alyssum still self seed, as well as my red Salvia, but most especially, these native trees we just call seed trees that pop up like weeds after winter rains and can grow 5 feet in one summer. They can be a nuisance for some, but since we are on 1.5 acres on DIRT they are a blessing. Whatever the goats and horses don't kill in pasture during the summer, we transplant in their winter dormancy.
