I carefully dug up some of the sprouts under the Cotoneasters.
Photos:
1. It's hard to see, but I've lifted several sprouts along with a small root. The sprouts are not growing from the root or from pieces of landscape bark.
2. The roots of the weird sprouts seem to be very succulent.
3. The sprouts appear to have their own root systems; I transplanted this one into a small pot, located it near the other sprouts, and I'll post if it continues to grow.
Flowers are what we need.
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