winter shepherd's purse

When you have free time, read the updates shared by your friends online. A friend showed us a picture of shepherd's purse and said it was sent by a relative in his hometown. I looked at the picture and kept asking questions in my mind: Are there shepherd's purses in winter?

In my impression, outing and digging shepherd's purse are spring things. Spring is warm, flowers are blooming, the sun is warm, and tender shepherd's purse sprouts and grows. That's logical. In the cold winter, pedestrians on the road have put on cotton-padded clothes, and there is less and less green in their eyes. How can such a season be suitable for the growth of shepherd's purse?

I thought to myself that if my friend received shepherd's purse at this time, it must not be wild. Maybe a friend's relative has a glass greenhouse or other facilities and grows shepherd's purse by himself. However, in the cold season, it is really a good thing for friends to be able to eat fresh shepherd's purse out of season.

I happened to be out today and the property management staff were clearing away dead branches and leaves in the garden. They cleaned it up and exposed the dirt. I caught a glimpse of some green plants, leaned over to look, and it turned out to be shepherd's purse! When it's so cold, shepherd's purse actually grows.

I took out my phone and searched online for winter shepherd’s purse. It turns out that shepherd's purse has a tenacious vitality. If the scattered seeds catch the spring rain and have the conditions to germinate, they will grow vigorously. Even if the conditions are not suitable for a while, it will grow in autumn when the weather is suitable. We mostly dig shepherd's purse in spring, but it can also be done in autumn and winter. Probably because of the cold weather, many people won’t try it.

It's a small piece of text, but it's very touching. The small and inconspicuous shepherd's purse actually has an admirable stubbornness. All lives should have their own glorious seasons. Some have missed them, but it does not mean decline. Just like the seeds of shepherd's purse, even if they don't catch up with the best time to germinate in spring, they may still emerge under the lukewarm sunshine in autumn. In autumn and winter, when everything dies, shepherd's purse brings surprises to the world...