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Old 09-30-2010, 11:26 PM   #16 (permalink)
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Default Re: Strange Bloom

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Originally Posted by Bananaman88 View Post
Deb, I'm not sure what causes this but mine did it once when I had it in the ground and once since I've been growing it in a pot. Yours is a pup from mine but I doubt it's exclusive to this particular plant and its offspring. I would assume all M. lateritas may do this from time to time. I think mine did it one spring as new growth was starting up again. Anyhow, pretty cool, huh?
I have never seen that happen before, and its definitely not a normal trait of the species. Especially since you know have indicated it has happened before with this same plant, I would actually think it is specific to your clone.
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