Does this flower stalk look weird?

Does this flower stalk look weird?#98005

By chaosatlanta -  Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:28 pm
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- Tue Apr 12, 2011 4:28 pm #98005

This is one of my first VFTs & my first flower stalk. This is a Home Depot plant that I replanted a few weeks ago.
Does it look weird? Do the flower stalks normally split like that? Just wondering.
The flower stalk seems to grow about a 1/4" taller each day.

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Re: Does this flower stalk look weird?#98018

By victor -  Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:47 pm
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- Tue Apr 12, 2011 6:47 pm #98018

I really don't know. But if you don't want it to flower could snip of the stalk and place it in the soil
The stalk would eventually grow into an indentical plant.

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Re: Does this flower stalk look weird?#98027

By Grey -  Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:15 pm
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- Tue Apr 12, 2011 7:15 pm #98027

The stalk does look a little strange. It could be the start of a false vivipary (where the flower stalk forms plantlets instead or in addition to flower buds).. though I know very little of the phenomenon so hopefully someone with more experience can hep you.

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Re: Does this flower stalk look weird?#98054

By chaosatlanta -  Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:57 pm
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- Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:57 pm #98054

Hmmm ... I think I will let it grow & see what develops. It is my first flower stalk, after all.
I'll post another photo when it develops a bit more.

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Re: Does this flower stalk look weird?#98072

By Eric -  Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:00 am
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- Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:00 am #98072

Looks like you have some false vivipary there!

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Re: Does this flower stalk look weird?#98108

By samw -  Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:31 am
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- Wed Apr 13, 2011 9:31 am #98108

Well done, it's probably a false vivirapy. I wouldn't cut it off, keep it until the plantlets are as big as they will get and then just plant them as normal plants.

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