snow on the mountain

I tried and tried

snow on the mountain

By Heather Echola

@GardenGerty (169489)

United States

August 31, 2017 6:09am CST

Even at my other house I tried and tried to get "Snow on the Mountain" to come up and grow. I never had any luck. Look at my surprise! These volunteered in my yard. This year is a very good year for them. They are growing and blooming all over the field. And under my trees. These are of the euphorbia family--related to the poinsettia. Not good for man or beast to eat, but the butterflies and bees love them. I did not even have to try.

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@RasmaSandra (98026)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

31 Aug 17

How lovely glad they just sprang up by themselves.

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@GardenGerty (169489)

• United States

31 Aug 17

I love the light green edged in white. It looks lacy and elegant to me.

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@Lucky15 (37391)

• Philippines

31 Aug 17

Poinsettia only has this red color, they are lovely :)

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@GardenGerty (169489)

• United States

31 Aug 17

These are related but not the same as poinsettia. They do produce the milky sap, though.

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@Ithink (10106)

• United States

31 Aug 17

Those are pretty, nice they came up for you with no work too!

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@GardenGerty (169489)

• United States

31 Aug 17

I suspect the seeds blew in from the fields on a windy day.

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@Ithink (10106)

• United States

1 Sep 17

@GardenGerty Probably but still nice, I have all kinds of flowers I didn't plant but they are here! It is fine with me I love them all!

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@GardenGerty (169489)

• United States

3 Sep 17

@Ithink It sounds heavenly. I see such pretty flowers around the lake and the fields here.

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@BarBaraPrz (51837)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

31 Aug 17

I've never heard of them. Pretty.

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@GardenGerty (169489)

• United States

31 Aug 17

Oh, they are another weed, although I have also seen seed for sale.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

2 Sep 17

They're gorgeous! It's nice when nature grows flowers in your yard.

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@GardenGerty (169489)

• United States

3 Sep 17

And all over the fields and roadsides. Some days I wish I could just wander around picking posies and collecting seeds.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

3 Sep 17

@GardenGerty That would be fun.

@JohnRoberts (109841)

• Los Angeles, California

31 Aug 17

Are they considered a weed?

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@GardenGerty (169489)

• United States

31 Aug 17

Wildflower/weed. I have seen seed for sale, though.

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