Aliens

I don’t know what these plants are. They are some kind of succulents and seem to grow everywhere. I didn’t purchase the first one or liberate it from someone else’s home. They just showed up. They remind me of saucers from outer space, so I call them alien flowers. At first I tried to get rid of them because they are so prolific and grow where they want…not where I want! But that became an impossible task. They grow through underground spreading, they grow from pieces of their leaves that break off, they grow from dried up flowers flying on the wind. Even pulling them up will not work. Some little piece of root is sure to be left behind or leaves will literally leap from the trash bag and hide under a rock.



So I give up. They can stay and grow wherever they want. The invasion is over and this is now their home. Resistance was futile.



Funny thing is, once I surrendered, I started to notice they are sort of pretty.



Have a great weekend.



I have a  follow up to this posting.  I received an email from a friend of mine who no longer lives in Florida.  It said:
 
"When you and I took a trailer and chain saw out to Pine Island to cut bamboo so I could make an orchid house and other stuff circa 1996 or1997, we saw these out on the Reed property and admired them, and when they invited us to come get bromeliads and such since they were bulldozing parts of their land we took some of these with us. I love watching the small birds cling to the tall dried stalks and sway in the wind. Good times, sister, good times."
 
Appenrtly I did liberate these aliens and willingly brought them to my home.  I'm glad someone has a better memory than I do.