Deformities are Cool

Agapanthus Bud Growing in a CircleAgapanthus Curly Cue

Well, when the deformity is on a plant. For some reason, the various gigantic Agapanthus we have growing down one side of the house have deformed buds. Instead of growing straight up — nearly six feet straight up — the buds are growing in zig-zags and, in a couple of cases, have curled around a full 360 degrees.

No idea why. Regardless, the plants will successfully bloom and go to seed.

The full sized images are pretty cool. The one on the right has almost all of an orb style spider web in it.



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