Despite the jokes Mother Nature likes to play—like the 1″ of snow we got on Monday—Spring is well underway. I’m amazed by these guys growing in a dirt patch the builder left ibetween my and my neighbor’s garages. I planted a couple single plants a few years ago. They died in pretty short order. It gets extremely hot in that spot in the summer time, getting full sun as it does for well over 8 hours a day. I’d have to soak the ground every single day to keep whatever is trying to grow there alive, and I’m just not conscientious enough to do that.

Oddly enough, these guys keep coming back. Last year I pulled up what came up and moved them to the flower bed in the back yard. It’s a little more sheltered back there, but I still neglected to water them enough and they didn’t last. I have no idea how these guys propagate, but image my surprise when they popped here again. Last year they didn’t get any bigger than the bunch in the middle. Look at them now. Oddly enough nothing came up in the back yard. I’m sure there’s some horticulturalist out there who can probably tell me what’s going on. It will be interesting to see what happens next Spring. In the meantime, here’s hoping I can keep them alive at least into July.