aka margo, I can't tell you how many flower seedlings I've pulled up, thinking they were weeds. I thought I couldn't grow poppies until I realized I was pulling them up each spring. Chicory is another one...it's seedlings look like dandelions. A friend from zone 7 gave me some blue lobelia that I swore wasn't hardy here, until I realized the babies look nothing like the parent.

Good reason not to weed!

I mentioned this in the annuals forum. Is anyone having petunias coming back?Ihad maybe one in the past umteen years go to seed and flower the next year, but this year I have them all over! Im wondering if Ive been pulling them up all these years.

There used to be a perennial purple petunia, but I haven't seen them for years. My Mom had a yard full of them (zone 5).

I'm happy if my perennial mums come back!

I thought for sure you were going to post a photo of a snake! (good reason not to weed?)

I had some petunias come back in 1999...but not since then.

I had a few 'Purple Wave' petunias come back from seed this year for the first time. One even came up in a crack in the driveway near the house. They're all doing fine and I was surprised they were all true to seed.

tj

Oh, God, we have catmint coming up though the bricks in our patio. Not just little plants, either. Sometimes we bring some in as a treat for our three little furry babies. ;)

Mike

Lots of petunias cam up this year. I was also surprised and my mums also. Barb

I have petunias everywhere this year. None are true to seed, but I've got my eyes on some of them for seed for next year, I prefer their blooms over the hybrids. Last year was the first year I didn't completely clean my beds, and left the petunia "skeletons" in all winter (I think I was lazy). I started weeding this spring and realized I had petunias everywhere so just moved some of them around. I like how they've filled in my beds.