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Armeria Maritima (white)

helendurranthelendurrant Posts: 3
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My Armeria started flowering again last Autumn and then the weather changed and the bud was left on. Instead or either dying off or flowering on the same bud this year, it has gone renegade! It has produced mini flowers from the original bud. has anyone else's done this?



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  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    I'm gonna go out and have a look at mine.  Fascinating!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I think that's just another form of fasciation  :)
    There's a whole thread about it somewhere . If you type that into the search option at the top of the page, you might find it  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    I wonder if fasiation will be on the increase as more plants become confused by unseasonal weather conditions. 
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Here's the thread @helendurrant. Perhaps it'll shed some light if it's that  :)
    https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/388011/fascinated-by-fasciation/p1

    I wonder about that too @GardenerSuze, but I really don't know enough about it. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • helendurranthelendurrant Posts: 3
    This is really interesting, thanks so much for the link. I've looked it up on the RHS and the genetic mutation is also known as 'hens and chicks' which I thought was lovely!
  • helendurranthelendurrant Posts: 3
    GardenerSuze said:
    I wonder if fasiation will be on the increase as more plants become confused by unseasonal weather conditions. 
    I think it will definitely be on the increase.
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