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Check out this strange conjoined coneflower bloom!
Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 9:36 pm
by Artchic528
Visiting my mother today for Mother's Day and she showed me her strange conjoined coneflower. The bloom is twice as long and the stem is twice as thick as a normal one should be! It's as if two stems were growing at once and became fused!
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Re: Check out this strange conjoined coneflower bloom!
Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 9:56 pm
by Artchic528
A closer look at the stem.
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Re: Check out this strange conjoined coneflower bloom!
Posted: Sun May 10, 2020 10:43 pm
by Matt
Interesting anomaly!!
Re: Check out this strange conjoined coneflower bloom!
Posted: Sat May 16, 2020 12:38 pm
by jeff
Re: Check out this strange conjoined coneflower bloom!
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 1:49 am
by Artchic528
jeff wrote:it is a fasciation see here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciation
It's interesting how any number of things can affect the growth point of a plant. My kid brother is (sarcastically) blaming Covid-19 for this, while I'm jokingly blaming the nearby nuclear power plant. But you never know.
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Re: Check out this strange conjoined coneflower bloom!
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 2:52 pm
by Benny
Artchic528 wrote: I'm jokingly blaming the nearby nuclear power plant.
That is exactly what I thought when I saw the pic!
Got any 5 legged frogs?
Re: Check out this strange conjoined coneflower bloom!
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 2:57 pm
by Artchic528
Benny wrote:Artchic528 wrote: I'm jokingly blaming the nearby nuclear power plant.
That is exactly what I thought when I saw the pic!
Got any 5 legged frogs?
Not that I'm aware of. However, I question the plant's ability to function with minimal staff these days as my lights are slightly flickering. Just hope we don't have a regular Homer running the cooling system or something akin to that.
Re: Check out this strange conjoined coneflower bloom!
Posted: Sun May 17, 2020 3:11 pm
by Benny
Artchic528 wrote:
Not that I'm aware of. However, I question the plant's ability to function with minimal staff these days as my lights are slightly flickering. Just hope we don't have a regular Homer running the cooling system or something akin to that.
Then go solar! We should all go solar!!
Just kidding. There is no reason I am going solar. Save the sun for the plants.
Re: Check out this strange conjoined coneflower bloom!
Posted: Mon May 25, 2020 1:23 pm
by jeff