I am rather fond of the Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Spessart’ growing in Max’s garden. It is thriving beneath a large magnolia, and is uncomplaining about shade or drought. The foliage not only forms a weed suppressing blanket, but as an added bonus the leaves are fragrant and colour crimson in autumn. The flowers, which are produced early in the season, long before any potentially upstaging competitors, are dark pink in bud and pale pink to white in full bloom.
This morning, when I saw the defiant dandelion in the midst of such harmony, a smile came to my face. Perhaps the intruder was shouting “stop me if you can!”. Or maybe I just imagined it. Maybe it was me.
Off The Edge Gardening 
Those dandelions are very cheeky, aren’t they? I love GS it grows in the driest spots without complaining 🙂
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I just went along with the spirit of your prose and thought we were writing about the geranium being defiant , then there was the twist at the end. Haha, I got caught out! Thanks Sis for making me smile.
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Love the defiant dandelion. I have lots of those too. 🙂
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Those dandelions get everywhere don’t they!
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You can’t blame it for trying!
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A great geranium.
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