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Stunted, deformed lobelia. Why and how to prevent it on next year's growth?
AmyB.
Posts: 8
Hi all
First time poster, you've been warned!!
I have had my lobelia in the ground for the second year now. And for the second year running I've had a number of healthy stems and a number of warped, deformed stems.
Stems appear flat, not round.
And the resulting flower heads appear curled and stuntedand generally a bit rubbish
So questions:
1. What's going on here?
2. How do I stop it from reoccurring next year?
TIA!!!
First time poster, you've been warned!!
I have had my lobelia in the ground for the second year now. And for the second year running I've had a number of healthy stems and a number of warped, deformed stems.
Stems appear flat, not round.
And the resulting flower heads appear curled and stuntedand generally a bit rubbish
So questions:
1. What's going on here?
2. How do I stop it from reoccurring next year?
TIA!!!
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Nobody actually knows the cause, but it's thought to be damage to the growing tip.
No reason why it shouldn't be perfectly normal.
There's a thread called Fascinated by fasciation on here somewhere
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/comment/2219139#Comment_2219139