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Jul 17, 2012 12:04 PM CST

Name: Chris Tuttle
Victoria, BC, Canada (Zone 8b)

The flower looks fasciated first off, which is sometimes a mutation, sometimes a bacterial infection, sometimes unknown why

I haven't seen ones where there are petals in the 'middle' but it is possible the floral meristem split into two and as they migrated away from the middle eventually the signals they send telling the middle to make reproductive structures not petals get weak. Not 100% sure though, sure is interesting either way thanks for sharing!