Nature Note:Minor Miracle

Three years ago,I planted some asclepias seed under an Asian pear.They never germinated.I was surprised,then,to see some orange buds on a plant with dark green leaves under that tree last week.It took me a week to remember the asclepias seed.That seed had been dormant for three years.It's a minor miracle that it finally germinated and bloomed.For me,such surprises are what gardening is really about.They reveal the true power of nature.