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I cannot find the name of this plant in any garden book or on any web site I have checked. We thought it was a Philodendron, but after checking all the pix for those, I see it is not. It is doing a strange flowering thing. The pod opened and the flower stuck out for a day or two. Then it closed back up around the flower & slowly sealed itself with goo! I'm thinking it will open again & look different. I have never known a flower to do that! I would love to read more about it when I know what it is! Thanx for any help any of you can give me! cactusflower
* * * * Plants: 11227 | From: Cedar Hill Washington | Registered: Aug 2002
| Seeded: 4.243.40.224
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Thank you very much for the quick response & lovely pictures. Can you believe I visited several Philodendron sites and no one had any pictures or acknowledgement of this plant. Now my only question is: will this sealed flower pod reopen?
Plants: 2 | From: Oakley, CA | Registered: Jun 2004
| Seeded: 67.124.237.117
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If the flower got pollinated while it was open, it is now in the process of creating a large, pulpy, seedy fruit. As it ripens, the "pod" will reopen.
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