Sticky Mouse Ears: the 94th Flower of Spring & Summer!

Here's another extremely small blossom which doesn't even look like a flower when you're standing up! However, if you get down and put your nose up to this little plant, you will be rewarded with an elegant beauty! I walked past this flower half a dozen times, thinking it was a dead plant from last year when I stopped to make sure I was right. What a lovely surprise! :D

This flower is an invasive weed which was introduced around the world from Eurasia. It is sometimes used as a matting plant for rock gardens. The seeds of Sticky Mouse Ears can supposedly survive in soil for up to 40 years and can also survive ingestion by cattle, sheep and birds. No wonder it's found all over the world now!

If you would like scientific details, Wiki has a page here: Wiki: Sticky Mouse Ears (Cerastium glomeratum)