This is an interesting specimen in my garden this spring. I've had Pink Perfection for several years now that previously bloomed normally. For some reason this year, one of the bulbs sent up a fasciated stem. This plant looks like an alien'

We had an unusually cold winter, and it took quite some time to get back to normal temperatures. We're still have fluctuating temps, and were down in the 40's over the weekend, which is really unusual for our area. I wonder if the crazy weather caused this to happen, and will it come up normally next spring?

I'm looking forward to seeing it bloom!

WOW! Hard to say why this happens but it will probably be normal next year. You might want to use a tall stake and support it near the top because that thing is going to be awfully heavy when it buds out. Don't be alarmed if you see a few aborted buds.

Looks nearly as freakish, as some of the people I work with

It's always interesting to see what abnormalities each new Spring brings on. This past winter was pretty rough and the Spring long and cool. Will that translate into more fasciation, fused buds, doubling an so on? Maybe. We'll see! I don't think anyone really knows what causes a plant to fasciate; it's sort of a natural phenomenon. Although, some new hybrids like OT 'Red Hot' seem to have a higher frequency (genetic?). As far as I can remember, this will be the first fasciated Pink Perfection I've seen fasciate.

I saw a fasciated dandelion yesterday!!!

I had a 'Big bang' fasciated last year. It looked a lot like your pink perfection stem but when it went to flower it put out only two pedicels from either end with a few flowers each. I was fairly dissappointed. I wish I took a picture.

Connie, I'll be happy to post pictures of the blooms.

Moby, thanks for the recommendation about staking it to support the top, I'll do that tomorrow.

Lorn, thanks for your response. I also have Red Hot, those stems are normal for me this year.

LOL, Anthony, do you work with tall, green, leafy aliens?

Joe, I hope to see this plant bloom fully. I'll be keeping a close eye on it during this growing season.

Stunted ,green ,bushy Aliens, with the brain matter of a pet rock.....

Worked around their close relatives and I sympathize with you, Anthony.

Looking forward to seeing the photos of this one, Annette.

Lorn, you've seen a fasciated PP before, just an uglier version

WOW! Was that with one of yours?

Moby, that lily makes me wanna throw up!😣

Yep, it's mine. My DH was helping me in the garden and said 'WHAT the hell is that??' I asked what he was talking about and said, 'I don't know, you have to come see it. I figured he was pulling my leg and it was a dead critter or something. Guess it was something much scarier!

There was 2 or maybe 3 of those stems all gobbed together, gnarled and split, and the poor thing just rotted and never came back.

Contact 'Spielberg' it needs more publicity-like the 'Elephant Man' ...You win, Moby ''Ugliest Lily of the year''

It's funny how spouses notice stuff like that--and right away, too.. I've got an Aurelian cross that came up short, stubby and all twisted over with a real mop-head of leaves. I noticed it once a couple weeks ago and haven't given it any thought since, but we took a walk around last night and by golly, she was quick to ask: "what's wrong with that one?"

Here's the fasciated Pink Perfection blooming. The bloom stalk was well staked, and had a great halo of blooms. We'll see how this plant does next year.

Wowie!!!

Come fall, I'd cut that stem and dry it ~ but that's just me.

Isn't this the same Pink Perfection that fascinated last year? And, it's doing it again?