Bizarre Calendula Blossom

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peony1066 Sugar Land, TX(Zone 9a) Apr 19, 2010

This calendula blossom, instead of making a seed head has put out several new buds. Interesting, isn't it?

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Zen_Man Ottawa, KS(Zone 5b) Apr 19, 2010

I've never seen anything like that. I think it is worth saving seeds from it and/or taking cuttings, just for the novelty of it. It will be interesting to see if those "Medusa buds" bloom into flowers themselves.

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DMgardener (Daniel) Mount Orab, OH(Zone 6b) Apr 21, 2010

It looks as if the base of the flower wanted to be pretty longer so it made all those buds! Try to get that picture submitted somewhere, that's a very good example of a wild mutation!

~Daniel

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Tomtom OSAKA, Japan(Zone 9b) Apr 23, 2010

Hi peony1066

Very interesting!!
I growed this Calendula several years ago.
I got the seeds from Chiltern Seeds.

Hen &Chikens Marigold
(Calendula officinalis var. prolifera)

Here are the photo.

Tomtom

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peony1066 Sugar Land, TX(Zone 9a) Apr 24, 2010

Amazing! It's already a named variety. I noticed at least one more becoming a "hens and chicks". I can't remember where I got the seed, but it was just listed as Pacific Beauty. Thanks so much.

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DMgardener (Daniel) Mount Orab, OH(Zone 6b) Apr 24, 2010

That's an interesting one, Tomtom.

~Daniel

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DMgardener (Daniel) Mount Orab, OH(Zone 6b) Apr 24, 2010

I was not able to find it in the PFs though....

~Daniel

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DMgardener (Daniel) Mount Orab, OH(Zone 6b) Jul 05, 2010

WOW! I found one of those on my candman orange plant!! I was sooo shocked when I saw it. I wish I took a picture. It had one very long (1 whole inch!) stem emenating from the sepels of an old bloom. This trait is common, right?

~Daniel

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