It is diseased - Aster Yellows.

Destroy it. Get rid of it.

In the link below, you'll see a photo of a flower almost identical to yours.

Here is a link that might be useful: Aster Yellows

ditto... but i have to say.. quite the fine example of an infected plant!

You are correct. It is infected in an almost spectacular way. Quite stunning in a weird, perverse way.

Kevin

I've been catching up with the TV series 'The Walking Dead' - you know zombies, the undead and all that good stuff. I'm rather obsessed with this series. When I saw this plant, I thought of those guys immediately. Something tells me zombies would love that plant. Do zombies grow flowers?

Kevin

Kevin, zombies only grow Amorphophallus, Rafflesia, Stapelia or Nemexia plants.

:-)

I didn't think of those. Good point.

I grow a whole lot of Typhonium. They stink like rotting flesh, so I bet they would like those too.

K

This is exactly what I have posted w/ album (I forgot to chk privacy box) just this AM. So it is a form of virus ~ geez what's going on w/ plants.

I too thought as aachenelf ~ but called it forest on top of DD in green ~ *expectacular* indeed! I'm not terribly upset but miss my P-Cone Faeries this year! I can believe about plant hoppers carrying the virus we are going thru another year of Jap Beetle-plague!!!

Thanks for the Aster Yellows link, aachenelf!!!

Guess what ~ this aster yellow infected DD P-Cone blooms do look stunning in a strange way ~ I couldn't help but saved a few for the vase indoors since I no longer in-door garden (only have a few orchids) I don't have to fear spreading (fingers XX'd).