Mutant Daisy

[zigs]

 

[Sheal]

Wow Zigs! I've not seen that on a daisy before.

 

[Owdboggy]

A classic case of fasciation. This is where two or more stems become fused together usually as a result of damage to the growing point. Sadly in most cases it is not genetic so the problem does not re-occur.
Interesting that the word fasciation comes from the Latin for a bundle of twigs and is also the base for Fascist as the Italian Fascist party had a flag with a bundle of twigs as its emblem.

 

[DrCase]

Double yoaker

 

[IcyBC]

Well now, nature is reminding us that "two heads are better than one" in this case

 

[R.R.]

Awesome!

 

[McGardens]

I have a Gerber Daisy that continues to produce double headed blooms. It's a delightful greeter beside my front door.

 

[DeborahJane]

How absolutely strange

 

[Chuck]

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Eeek. Oh no! First flowers and now tomatoes. Has global warming finally finished us off? Can we stop this catastrophe?

 

[zigs]

Red sky at night, shepherds delight,

Red sky in the morning, chernobyl.

 

[Becky]

Gosh that's interesting! I've heard of that before but never seen an example in the flesh. Nice find!

 

[zigs]

The Boy found it down in Weymouth

 

[DrCase]

I will try to keep my spray tip down lower next time

 

[claudine]

Lol! It looks so weird! As far as I know, daisies like this grow in Chernobyl and Fukushima

 

[zigs]

The uk got dumped on by Chernobyl