Posted by Tom Broome on 10/3/2006, 9:24 pm, in reply to "New Cone?" --Previous Message--
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: My Encephalartos Ferox put out a new
: flush of leaves about 3 weeks ago.
: Now on the side of the caudex
: between the new flush and the old
: leaves there is a round spot and the
: center of this spot has opened a bit
: and I can see red inside. Is it
: normal to get a cone that is not in
: the top center of the caudex but on
: the side between rows of leaves? Is
: it starting a second head/crown? and
: if so will this also flush after it
: cones?
:
This is normal when you get a flush in the fall. The cone was already set to come out and then the plant decided to flush as well. You usually get cones in the middle when it is produced after a spring or summer flush without a fall flush. Sometimes when this happens I get multiple cones coming out. Keep looking for more spots like that. Once you realize what you are looking at, you will actually be able to see a seperate group of cataphylls on the stem that are obviously seperate from the ones on the apex.
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