Volunteer flowers make us happy!
@PatZAnthony (14752)
Charlotte, North Carolina
August 12, 2017 5:12pm CST
After reading a post by @theme55 recently, the photo shared here, which we call a volunteer flower, was also shared in my response to her question.
We have many flowers that just grow, so we call these volunteers. No clue what half of these flowers are, but they do make the yard brighter.
We never know what to expect when the seasons change. In addition to these flowers, we have violets and some other lovely purple flowers that we have not identified
Do you have volunteer flowers growing in your yard?
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
13 Aug 17
Yes there are so many on this 5 acres, I know none of their names.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Aug 17
As long as they make us happy, we are okay with not knowing what they are @andriaperry
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Aug 17
Someone said weeds are plants that grow where you don't want them @jstory07
We don't care what grows as these are better than just dirt.
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@Juliaacv (48327)
• Canada
13 Aug 17
That's a nice flower growing.
We used to have a lot of volunteer flowers at our old home.
This one we do not, but its still very new, I'll wait until next year to see if anything unexpected comes up, but I doubt anything will because its a brand new neighbourhood.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Aug 17
It seems the older the home, the more volunteers that grow @Juliaacv
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@kobesbuddy (74408)
• East Tawas, Michigan
12 Aug 17
@PatAnthony Yes maam, we sure do! We have purple ones, blue ones, pink ones, yellow flowers, and even some white ones! And what kind are they? I don't even know what's growing in our side yard! LOL
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Aug 17
This is an Iris. We also have several we are not sure of @kobesbuddy
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@kobesbuddy (74408)
• East Tawas, Michigan
13 Aug 17
@PatZAnthony Oh my goodness, that is a beautiful iris, no doubt about it!:)
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Aug 17
Yes @thelme55 it really is beautiful
Sad that there are not dozens and they don't last a bit longer.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
28 Aug 17
we do. and we call them wild flowers. i think birds must spread this beauty around with their poo or so i have heard
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
29 Aug 17
Some that are volunteering to grow here come from bulbs @bunnybon7
We are wondering if these were dormant for several years and now growing again. No clue! Things are happening that we thought could not happen without help.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
14 Aug 17
It is so pretty. The only thing here is a pine tree that is dying and some lavender bushes. I always wanted to plant a variety pack of flowers. You know, the kind that has all different flowers in it. I bet it would pretty. Oh, I forgot about my irises. They were given to me but they didn't bloom this year.
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@velvet53 (22528)
• Palisade, Colorado
15 Aug 17
@PatZAnthony Maybe the one that I have doesn't bloom every year. I will wait and see what happens next year.
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
15 Aug 17
It seems the Irises here don't bloom every year. We don't take care of any of the flowers and just let everything do what they will @velvet53
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@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
12 Aug 17
OH nyes we do. And we have that one same flower in your photo.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Aug 17
The Iris must be popular all over the world @Philippines
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Aug 17
We enjoy seeing anything grow here. Living in the woods, there are many surprises each year @Shavkat
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Aug 17
We really enjoy whatever grows @LadyDuck and don't plan on putting anything else on the land except plants that produce veggies!
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@LadyDuck (457185)
• Switzerland
14 Aug 17
@PatZAnthony We are allowed to plant vegetables in the garden on the back of the houses, not on the front. I have a lawn with flowers on the front.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
13 Aug 17
We don't really have flowers growing except for the sunflowers and we did have one vol. this year. We get volunteer veggies!
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
13 Aug 17
The volunteer veggies are the best ever @AbbyGreenhill
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
15 Aug 17
@AbbyGreenhill Does it skip a year?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45496)
• United States
14 Aug 17
@PatZAnthony We were shocked the swiss chard didn't come back this year, I was very disappointed.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
15 Aug 17
Someone with a commercial greenhouse told us that phrase years ago @blusesa We have always thought it was cute.
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
14 Aug 17
We love what these do on their own @DianneN
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@DianneN (246334)
• United States
14 Aug 17
@PatZAnthony It is a pleasure to see with no work involved!
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
16 Aug 17
I do, I have lots of violets in the spring and other little purple flowers.
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
15 Aug 17
Dandelions are here too @just4him
We let everything grow.
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@dgobucks226 (34300)
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15 Aug 17
I get some volunteer weeds like dandelions in my yard. Of course, there volunteer service is not unwanted, but they don't seem to listen to me
On a serious note I do get some flowers that pop up which I never planted.
On a serious note I do get some flowers that pop up which I never planted.