Remember when my granddaddy Split Leaf Philodendron had this strangely phallic blossom back on June 7? It had a sweet, delicate, tropical scent. More interestingly, it had an odd protrusion from a lily-like casing. Is that a Split Leaf Philodendron or are you just glad to see me?
On June 8, the XXX visitor began to retreat into its casing. Kind of looked like a hooded monk at that point.
As the casing began to surround the center like a tortilla forming a burrito, the white interior began to ruffle like a pom pom. This happened in a matter of a few hours that evening.
The entire interior was swallowed up by the casing and it just lay there for a few weeks. Today, I noticed that the “pod” was almost completely detached from the plant and the casing had opened to reveal a different interior. I pitched it into the compost bin. It’s a pretty pathetic ending to a very strange happening in an ordinary garden.
But now you know ….
…the rest of the story. GOOD DAY!
4 comments:
That is disgusting.
How peculiar! You did a great job documenting this "strange happening"!
Thank you for the laugh! I am new to your site and enjoying it very much. (I was the wave petunia question.)
Holy moly!!
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