An Anomaly

Infrequently, we find a freak in the garden.

The latest was found yesterday.

I mean an irregularly formed flower.

Sometimes calla blooms curl down as they get heavy with seed or full of water.

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A normal bloom looks like this from the top.  A folded spathe around a spadix.

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NORMAL Calla bloom

I went to stake a droopy Hot Chocolate bloom back up and found a surprise.

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DOUBLE calla bloom/two spathes

The bloom included a double spathe.

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FLOWER loves her freaks, too.