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Double Arum Flower

Arlene ShawArlene Shaw Posts: 3
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My mother has several arum lillies growing very successfully, however one flower has appeared with two 'heads'. Has anyone else encountered this?

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,129

    Never seen that before image

    I've googled and there are a few images online - haven't found any attempts at explanation. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Arlene ShawArlene Shaw Posts: 3

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    the stem actually looks like two Siamese stems, bizarre but very striking 

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,129

    Ah - it would seem to be an instance of fasciation

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fasciation 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Steve 309Steve 309 Posts: 2,753

    There was a thread a few weeks ago about daffs doing this.  Happens in daisies too.

  • Arlene ShawArlene Shaw Posts: 3

    Thanks Dovefromabove!

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