3 flowers from the same areole, is that normal?
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Hello,
It is not really normal but it is not really rare either. In my experience some plants of this species will do multiple flowers or offsets from an areole, also I have seen combinations of offsets and flowers, multiple areoles on a tubercle, groove like areoles and crested flowers.
With such strange variable anatomy I hope it won't be long till enough of these have been grown that there will be some interesting monstrose forms available.
Finally the rain is over and the plants begin to bloom as it should be, this has gone too far! ;D
hehe it's true! will see some strange happenings with caput-medusae during next years!