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Flannel flower - wierd webbing on stems

Posted by rebeccapayne1 NSW (My Page) on
Mon, Sep 25, 06 at 22:16

Hi

I have some flannel flowers in my garden. Most are quite normal, but one plant has two pairs of webbed stems. Instead of a signle stem, with a single flower on top, each of these two pairs has two stems between which is a thin film of membrane. The membrane looks just like normal, furry, flannel flower stem surface. On one pair the stems are approx 4cm apart, on the other the stems are approx 8cm apart. The wider membrane is thickly covered in small leaves, while at the top of the paired stems, there are a number of flowers trying to grow, rather messily. Is this normal??

Here is a link that might be useful: I have posted some pics here.


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RE: Flannel flower - wierd webbing on stems

Hi Rebecca

It is 'fasciation' an unpredicatble but usually harmless problem.

Nice pictures!

Here is a link that might be useful: fasciation


 
 

 

 


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