An example of fasciation, or "cresting," on a coneflower (Echinacea). Fasciation leading to two fully formed flower heads on a dandelion. Explore the intriguing phenomenon of fasciationinflowers. Learn about the causes, symptoms, effects, and how to manage this rare growth deformation. · Explore the unusual phenomenon of fasciation, its causes, and whether it harms your garden plants. · If you've ever found a flower stem that looks wide and flattened, splayed, or fused, you've probably discovered an odd disorder called fasciation. Some fasciation in plants result in huge, grotesque stems and flowers, while others are quite subtle. · Fasciation is a malformation of plant parts commonly manifested as enlargement, flattening or cojoining. The abnormal growth of plants can be uniquely puzzling and beautiful at the same time. It can occur in almost any part of a plant but is most noticeable in the stems or flowers. · Fasciation is a unique mutation that produces unusual flowers, but does it harm the plant? Find out the cause and what you should do. · In the case of fasciation (which originates from the Latin ‘fascia’ which means ‘band’ or ‘bundle’), this new growth is abnormal and often appears as flattening, ribboning, swelling, fusion, or elongation of plant parts. · Fasciation is a malformation of plant parts commonly manifested as enlargement, flattening or cojoining. The abnormal growth of plants can be uniquely puzzling and beautiful at the same time. It can occur in almost any part of a plant but is most noticeable in the stems or flowers. · Fasciation is a unique mutation that produces unusual flowers, but does it harm the plant? Find out the cause and what you should do. · In the case of fasciation (which originates from the Latin ‘fascia’ which means ‘band’ or ‘bundle’), this new growth is abnormal and often appears as flattening, ribboning, swelling, fusion, or elongation of plant parts.
