Can anyone identify this?
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Madeline C on Aug 22, 2012this is the growth on the center of the coneflower. There were many of these on this plantHelpful Reply
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Sharron W on Aug 22, 2012Wow I just don't know.... that's pretty weird looking...Hope someone will know...Helpful Reply
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Ellen H on Aug 22, 2012Hybrid gone mutant?Helpful Reply
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Sheila T on Aug 22, 2012"grafting" i've heard of that before, a seed germinates into the other stalk, may be able to research, definately interesting!Helpful Reply
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Trish Peake on Aug 22, 2012are the leaves of the plant(coneflower) the sameHelpful Reply
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Margie Santmier on Aug 22, 2012my purple ones do that.. i always thought they were supposed to do that!Helpful Reply
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Barbara W on Aug 22, 2012do you live in one of the drought area? It looks like the seeds may have dried out and then when it finally got rain they sprouted. That is just an observation.Helpful Reply
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Trish A on Aug 22, 2012I have a ton of coneflowers, and I have never seen this!Helpful Reply
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Dora Severance on Aug 22, 2012Could the seeds in the center of the flower just be sprouting prematurely? The reason I find this possible is because I have cut open extra ripe tomatoes to find some of the seeds have already sprouted inside.Helpful Reply
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Lin T on Aug 22, 2012Very interesting. I would guess that Barbara W has it right.Helpful Reply
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Michelle Campbell on Aug 22, 2012I have seen this many times on the purples too. Part of the flower begins to grow vegetatively again. It is not germinated seeds.Helpful Reply
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Robert Wellinger on Aug 22, 2012I believe it is just a mutation where the flowers grow larger since the coneflower is actually comprised of many flowers in the head, like a sunflowerHelpful Reply
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Jill P on Aug 22, 2012MIne do that also,(purple & green) I thought it was from a flower head that was dead headed & then sprouted with all the seeds intact .Helpful Reply
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Barbara on Aug 22, 2012looks like the flower seeds have germinated right in the pistil, they usually dry out and fall to the ground before reseeding..beautiful!Helpful Reply
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Linda T on Aug 22, 2012aster yellowsHelpful Reply
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Sandi Fisher on Aug 22, 2012This is often a sign of a bug borne virus that coneflowers get. I destroy any that are doing this so it doesn't spread to other healthy plants.Helpful Reply
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Vickie C on Aug 22, 2012I have had this happen a few times when we have had a lot of rain after being in a drought. The seeds are sprouting in the pod.Helpful Reply
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Josie Griffin on Aug 22, 2012Morphing!! into what? I don't know!!Helpful Reply
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Kirby C on Aug 22, 2012I vote for aliens.Helpful Reply
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Tamber B on Aug 22, 2012Genetic mutation .. see i knew there was something bad in the watersHelpful Reply
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Tamber B on Aug 22, 2012LOL Just kidding , I have no ideaHelpful Reply
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Cith A on Aug 22, 2012agree w/ Linda T & Sandi Fisher... it's a disease/organism called "Aster Yellows" http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/2006/9-13/asteryellows.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aster_yellowsHelpful Reply
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Maryann C on Aug 22, 2012the seeds sprouted on top of the dead flower and grew.Helpful Reply
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Debbi C on Aug 22, 2012Seedlings. They can do this if kept very damp. Most people have picked off the heads by the time they turn into nothing but seedheads.Helpful Reply
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Patricia W on Aug 22, 2012probably mutation from modified seeds.Helpful Reply
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Sally Ward on Aug 22, 2012Yes, definitely Aster Yellows. Weird, huh!?!Helpful Reply
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Barbara R on Aug 22, 2012I don't know but like the answer that Barbara W gave. I would take it into the local County Extension OfficeHelpful Reply
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Debbie Todd on Aug 22, 2012I agree with Vick.Helpful Reply
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Debbie Todd on Aug 22, 2012Sorry Vickie!Helpful Reply
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Rose S on Aug 22, 2012Echinacea or purple cone flower. It must have gotten very wet and some of the seed on the flower started to sprout. It happens sometime, nothing to worry about. :-)Helpful Reply
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Rosemary N on Aug 22, 2012I believe this is an epicormic growth of some type, which means the plant is under some sort of stress.Helpful Reply
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Sara C on Aug 22, 2012I highly suggest you post this to Hometalk - it is the BEST for finding answers to questions just like this http://www.hometalk.com/Helpful Reply
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Sara C on Aug 22, 2012OMG... I saw on facebook and thought it was a friend who posted LOL.... you'll get an answer here before long (good gravy - I need to get with it)Helpful Reply
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Mary T on Aug 22, 2012Aster yellows. Prone, actually.Helpful Reply
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Jean R on Aug 22, 2012I have TONS of these and after a little biopsy- found to be sprouted seeds. I have always kept mine dead headed but its been so hot, I let them go!Helpful Reply
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Ann smith on Aug 22, 2012I saw the same thing yesterday on my daises.I save all kind of seeds and had never seen anything like this . I live in Al.Even the leaves were bigger and wider and had fuzz on them.They had to be reseeded from the plant next to it.I didn't plant themHelpful Reply
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CONSTANCE H on Aug 22, 2012I have had some of my coneflower do the ame! To me, it looks as though some of the seeds have sprouted.Helpful Reply
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Alice H on Aug 22, 2012Wonder if this works with corn. LOLHelpful Reply
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Iris B on Aug 22, 2012It looks like mistletoe to me, buy Im not a botanist :).Helpful Reply
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Dean R on Aug 22, 2012That is so weird!!!Helpful Reply
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Rhonda G on Aug 22, 2012Mary is quite correct, while it does look like an epicormic growth, it is aster yellows which is caused by a pathogen.Helpful Reply
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Susan A on Aug 22, 2012baby plants.....seeds had no chance to fall.I think it has something to do with the hot season and then a zap of rain and more heat.Helpful Reply
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Sharon H on Aug 22, 2012So if it is aster yellows, what do you do to stop it--I would presume snapping off the seed head? I have a plant that has also done this.Helpful Reply
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Ellen H on Aug 22, 2012I just read the Iowa St. article Cith A linked in her response about Aster yellows. It even has a picture of a coneflower that looks just like this; I have learned something today since I never heard of such a thing. The article says to remove the infected plant since it can spread to other plants, even tomatoes and carrots.Helpful Reply
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Jenni C. on Aug 22, 2012I was told by the plant nursery a few years ago that this is caused by the eriophyid mite & not to put these diseased plants in my compost. The entire plant has to be destroyed or it will spread again next season. The same with aster yellow disease.Helpful Reply
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Dawn Pry on Aug 22, 2012Birds or rabbits have been deadheading mine this year, so I haven't had this problem.Helpful Reply
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Brian S on Aug 22, 2012a mite stresses the seeds which respond by sprouting just soak with strong solution of boiled tobacco to kill the mitesHelpful Reply
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Marlys.Swetman on Aug 22, 2012Mine have this also. and yes, it is aster yellow. Not good, they all need to be destroyed, DO NOT PUT IN COMPOST PILE.Helpful Reply
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Madeline C on Aug 23, 2012Thanks to everyone who responded! I have pulled it up and tossed it. What a great website, and wonderful people!Helpful Reply
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Madeline C on Aug 23, 2012I'm trying to 'like' all responses, but somehow it doesn't take on all of them. What am I doing wrong?Helpful Reply
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Sharron W on Aug 23, 2012Madaline sometimes The "like" works and sometimes it doesn't....LOL sometimes I have to "reboot" my page and lose what I just typed....If your computer uses IE it's probably half the problem....Helpful Reply
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