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    Calendula - never seen this before!

    These calendula were sown last year in a tub of mixed flower seeds.
    Deadheading them today and noticed that there are new buds growing from the old flower head.

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    Previously, I've seen flower buds some distance below the top flower but never alongside it. Can't deadhead it now as it will take all the flower buds with it.
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  • #2
    Is that 4 flowers coming off the old one?! If so that is impressive!

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    • #3
      Here's another flower head - maybe clearer to see what its doing

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      Most peculiar!

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      • #4
        How weird! I had loads of these last year and they never did that - maybe this is an alien species
        LOVE growing food to eat in my little town back garden. Winter update: currently growing overwintering onions, carrots, lettuce, chard, salad leaves, kale, cabbage, radish, beetroot, garlic, broccoli raab, some herbs.

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        • #5
          What more proof do you need VC,your garden and you have magic power's
          sigpicAnother nutter ,wife,mother, nan and nanan,love my growing places,seed collection and sharing,also one of these

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          • #6
            Didn't you have something similar going on last year with your strawberries?

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            • #7
              I think there were some odd strawberries! Must be all the sunshine that does it

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              • #8
                I've never seen that before but there's someone else here with the same
                http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...eads_1411.html
                Location : Essex

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                • #9
                  Top marks JJ for finding that thread. Wonder what the outcome was?
                  I'm not going to dead head mine - it would be too awkward and I'd damage the buds. It has to do its own thing so I can see what happens or I'd be forever wondering

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