NEWS: Mutant daisies in Fukushima, Japan.

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  1. S-H

    S-H Hardy Maple

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    I never believed that I'll ever live to see this happen in my lifetime, as almost everyone I know in today's world has become scientifically inane, (as well as downright afraid of conducting such experiments, perhaps because "radiation" & "nuclear" are such taboo words these days) - But guess what? It happened by accident anyway! :D

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    https://talesfromthelou.wordpress.com/2015/07/25/photos-mutant-daisies-found-in-fukushima-safe-zone/

    http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/fukushima-...r-deformed-flowers-spotted-crash-site-1511845

    Would be damn interesting if I could propagate these!!! :cool:
     
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  3. toni

    toni Mistress of Garden Junque Staff Member Moderator Plants Contributor

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    Randy sent me the photo of the white daisies the other day. Several years ago I had a large sunflower that folded up like that, one big mutant in the whole seed packet....makes me wonder where the seeds came from.
     
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    It's called fasciation and there can be many causes, hormonal, fungi, bacteria, genetics or environmental. If it's a perennial it might very well not be there the next year it grows but if it is a genetic cause than most likely will. I've seen a few of these many years ago in my grandmother's garden.
     
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    I have a Shasta daisy in my garden like that. It is not as pretty as the one shown or as perfectly shaped. But it is definitely double. Here are a couple of pictures.
     

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