Allow me to introduce you to Snappy the Snapdragon.
When we moved in he was already there, a little plant growing between the edge of the sidewalk and some rocks that line the front yard.
The soil he's growing in is covered in crushed granite.
It gets little rain.
Let me remind you that this is Arizona.
For a while I would give him some water whenever I would think of it.
But not often and then I quit watering him altogether.
But that doesn't seem to discourage him and now, more than two years since we moved here, he continues to resist the vagaries of extremely hot summers and cold winters.
He continues to bloom cheerfully in spite of all our inattention.
He is a lesson in resistance.
He is Snappy the Snapdragon.
May he thrive forever!
They say that pets take after their owners. Maybe snapdragons do too.
ReplyDeletetc-Light/Breezes I'll snap to and snap a salute to Snappy and to you.
ReplyDeleteSnappy is looking quite robust. I suggest that you continue to ignore him.
ReplyDeleteI love plants like that!
ReplyDeleteAnd he is such a beautiful colour too.
ReplyDeleteThe only flowers I remember from my winter in Arizona 60+ years ago, were snapdragons blooming.
ReplyDeleteBravo for snappy! Snapdragons can be incredibly durable. When we lived in Notting Hill one grew out of a crack between the building wall and the gutter above the front door. It was there for years.
ReplyDeleteI love snapdragons! I have one that grows out of the bottom edge of a planter on my patio. It's been doing that for several years now and I'm always happy to see it.
ReplyDeleteYay! I love Snappy!
ReplyDeleteGreat little flower! Don't you love those survivors? I have a Columbine that's between a rock wall and the sidewalk. It planted itself there last year, and bloomed lustily this spring. Now if I had tried to plant it there, I am sure it would have died in a day or two.
ReplyDeleteSnappy the Snapdragon, long may he prosper.
ReplyDeleteNature is truly amazing! Oh, that we could be so resilient.
ReplyDeleteYou're a hero, Snappy!
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