IJsbrandtGA said: sooby and sallysmom: 
After a long and bug-filled summer I was doing some fall cleanup....actually have the answer because y'all taught me that this is fasciation. And after reading about it, it seems to be a somewhat rare but naturally occurring phenomenon so it makes me wonder if there is a virus or something floating around in the air here? This is the third plant that has shown this condition. Any thoughts?
I'd be surprised if it was a virus, if it was the plants would be permanently infected. There are a couple of viruses that both hosta and gerbera can get but I think it's more likely something else that's causing it. Plant viruses don't really float around in the air, the two I noticed that are common to both plants are vectored by nematodes. Are the gerberas planted in the ground or in pots?
