Captured!

As I was walking,

Walking was I, 

This pretty, little flower I happened to spy! 

This "weed" turns out to be a plant called "Kiss-me-Quick"! 

(Portulaca pilosa)

It can be considered both a weed and an ornamental plant.

In actuality, a weed is any plant that is growing where you don't want that plant to be! 

Some folks apparently love having this aggressively growing ground cover in their yards,

others are not great fans of it. 

Kiss-me-quick gets its name because the flowers are fleeting, sometimes being open less than a day. 

It needs little to thrive. 

It prefers poor, sandy soils. 

It doesn't care for a lot of water. 

and only asks to be in an area of hot, direct sun!

Hmmmm, we have a few sandy, arid spots in our yard where nothing is growing.

Maybe this could become a drought-tolerant native ground cover!

I captured the plant. 

It practically jumped right into the trap pot.

 

The question that remains is whether I want to release it,

or not!