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Hellebore Seed has Two Sprouts
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Posted by MikeyBob VA Mountains Z6 (My Page) on Sat, Apr 2, 05 at 19:53
| I noticed a hellebore seed that has two sprouts - two plants coming from one seed. Has anyone here seen that before, and do you think the two plants will grow up to have identical flowers? |
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RE: Hellebore Seed has Two Sprouts
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| It is a phenomenon known as polyembryony. They were most likely pollinated by the same grain of pollen, so they should be identical. It is a common occurence in some species. For instance, in beets (Beta vulgaris) you can see upwards of 5 embryos germinating from a single seed. I have only seen it a couple times in Helleborus. |
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