self-sown
Planted by nature
Self-sown describes plants that grow from seeds scattered naturally rather than planted deliberately.
A self-sown tomato sprouts where last year's fruit fell and rotted.
Gardens often have self-sown volunteers—plants that appear without the gardener's intention: The self-sown poppies were a happy accident.
Not domesticated
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- hedgerowLinear shrub boundary
roadside · fallow · wasteland · uncultivated · unmanaged · naturalized · escaped · rewilding
Recently sprouted young plant
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- propagationAct of spreading widely
dispersal · colonization · reseeding · perennial · annual · wildflower · weed · groundcover
Occurring by chance
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- serendipitousFortunately coincidental
- fortuitousHappening by lucky chance
- unbiddenNot asked for
unsolicited · random · chance · incidental · unexpected · unforeseen · inadvertent · unintentional
untamed
Not domesticated
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
hedgerow · roadside · fallow · wasteland · uncultivated · unmanaged · naturalized · escaped · rewilding · overgrown
seedling
Recently sprouted young plant
- germinationSeed's initial growth phase
- sproutingSeeds beginning growth
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
propagation · dispersal · colonization · reseeding · perennial · annual · wildflower · weed · groundcover · succession
accidental
Occurring by chance
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
- serendipitousFortunately coincidental
- fortuitousHappening by lucky chance
unbidden · unsolicited · random · chance · incidental · unexpected · unforeseen · inadvertent · unintentional · natural
self-sowncultivated
Improved through nurture
planted · sown · transplanted · seeded · propagated
self-sowndomesticated
Bred under human care
cultivar · hybrid · genetically modified · man-made · engineered
self-sowncultivated
Improved through nurture
domesticated · farmed · tended · crop · hybridized
self, sow, sown, selves, selfish, selfishly, selfishness, selfless, selflessly