self-seeding
Plants spreading autonomously
Self-seeding describes plants that reproduce without human intervention, dropping seeds that germinate on their own the following season: The garden is full of self-seeding wildflowers.
A self-seeding plant requires little maintenance once established, spreading naturally year after year.
The term extends figuratively to anything that perpetuates or propagates itself: a self-seeding cycle of innovation.
Unpaid willing participant
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- annualsSingle-season plants
- dispersalSpreading in many directions
naturalize · wildflowers · poppies · foxglove · borage · cosmos · marigolds · lettuce
Originating from a place
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- restorationReturning something to condition
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
- biodiversityRange of life forms
wildland · prairie · succession · ecosystem · pollinator · rewilding · low-maintenance · sustainable
volunteer
Unpaid willing participant
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- annualsSingle-season plants
dispersal · naturalize · wildflowers · poppies · foxglove · borage · cosmos · marigolds · lettuce · arugula
native
Originating from a place
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- restorationReturning something to condition
- habitatOrganism's natural environment
biodiversity · wildland · prairie · succession · ecosystem · pollinator · rewilding · low-maintenance · sustainable · natural
rotation
Turning on an axis
- fallowUnplanted field recovering
- broadcastTransmitted media signal
- tillageSoil preparation for planting
weed · invasive · escape · persistent · uncontrolled · harvest · cereal · grain · pasture · forage
- plant traitsthorny, spiny, evergreen, deciduous, flowering
- farm ecologyagroforestry, beneficial insects, biological control, companion planting, cover crops
- four o'clocksfour o'clock
- propagulesspores, spore, bulbs, cuttings, tubers