Crazy Lily.
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KMS Woodworks on Jun 27, 2013You don't happen to live next to a radioactive waste site do you? I'll tag @Douglas Hunt perhaps he has seen this before.Helpful Reply
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Lori J on Jun 27, 2013Asiatics have multiple blooms but nothing close to 3 dozen...and that stem is odd. What the heck?Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jun 27, 2013Nope, never seen anything like it. Possibly it has something to do with the bulb dividing and forming offsets? See: http://www.mikesbackyardgarden.org/lilyprop.html I would definitely be inclined to dig it up after blooming and the stem matures to take a look.Helpful Reply
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Lori J on Jun 27, 2013This is your lily. This is your lily on steroids.Helpful Reply
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Diane Keirstead on Jun 28, 2013Definitely a Mutant! Who knows why??Helpful Reply
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Caley's Culinaries on Jun 28, 2013I think it's like conjoined twins. I think they were trying to spit and it didn't complete. Some of my plants have gotten wide, flat stems like that and put out some weird growth. Or it could me a mutant gene! Patent it and call it Deb's Studlicious Lilly!Helpful Reply
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Peg on Jun 28, 2013I had that happen to lilies on my other property, it's called "fasciation". It does not affect the flower production at all. Very interesting, which I had another in my current gardens. It's a good conversation piece!!Helpful Reply
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Douglas Hunt on Jun 28, 2013Thank you, Peg. I had never heard of that. For those, like me, who'd like to know a little more about this, here's some info from Purdue University: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/ext/fascinatingfasciation.htmlHelpful Reply
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Linda Hopper on Jun 28, 2013I have two plants with stems like that...weird. One is a Dusty Miller and the other a Calendula. I'll take pics tomorrow and post. Strange year...Helpful Reply
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Judy Grecco on Jun 29, 2013I had a foxglove that had one large flower off the top with a stem like that, just figured it was a mutation.Helpful Reply
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Linda Hopper on Jul 04, 2013These are the two plants I have with the wide stems. Overlook the dust...I live in West Texas.Helpful Reply
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Deb on Jul 10, 2013Won't know till next spring if the lillie makes it or not. Lots of good information and humor however!!!! LOL Love it.Helpful Reply
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Deb on Jul 10, 2013Thanks for sharing Linda. Are either one of those plants what are considered perenials? The first one looks like dusty miller, not sure about the second.Helpful Reply
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Linda Hopper on Jul 10, 2013Mornin' Deb...the first is a Dusty Miller. It is a perennial that I planted last year. The other is a Calendula. An annual I planted in the Spring. My flowers really have to struggle just to "exist" in West Texas. It is so hot and dry here. I drag lots of water hoses to keep things alive. Between the heat, drought, poor water quality and our "Christmas puppy" (she is now 8 months old) only the hardy survive!Helpful Reply
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Deb on Jul 10, 2013Linda, interesting that you plant the Dusty Miller as a perennial. Here we grow them as annuals. However, a couple of years ago we had such a mild winter that it actually grew again in the spring!Helpful Reply
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Linda Hopper on Jul 10, 2013We usually have mild winters... Even the really cold spells don't last long. I had a dew plant make it through last Winter. That was a first for the dew plant. I have dusty miller in several of my flowerbeds. Some are protected from the North wind but some are not. They all made it through... January is usually our coldest month. I always look forward to February because I know the flowering trees will be in full bloom by the end of the month. Of course that results in lost fruit crops! Just one of the many joys of living in West Texas.Helpful Reply
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Brenda Barton on Aug 16, 2013Mine did the same thing this year Judy. Not near 3 doz but , it went from one per stem last year to multiple blooms this year. Happy to see it.Helpful Reply
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