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Doodads — 5/18/20

Posted by Lisa or Li on
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Mlady, trying to look cute (and succeeding.) She’s not fat, it’s lots and lots of fur.
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The “pod” coming up on a stalk in the middle of the rhubarb.
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This thing is strange-looking.  Not sure what it will be once it “blossoms.”

Update:  Curiosity got the best of me, so I went to Old Faithful YouTube and found out what it is.

It says they need to be at least 3 years old to blossom, but mine is only a year old (or a year after planting the store-bought plant.)

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  1. gigilaeli's avatar Lael-Heart says:
    May 18, 2020 at 9:06 pm

    So weird that it flowered! And flowered so early in the season too! Plants just do their own thing I guess.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      May 18, 2020 at 9:25 pm

      Yes it is! I don’t want to excise the flower but I do want to have rhubarb to eat.

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  2. Carol anne's avatar Carol anne says:
    May 18, 2020 at 9:11 pm

    Ahaha! lovely! <3

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      May 18, 2020 at 9:25 pm

      :)

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  3. Sadje's avatar Sadje says:
    May 18, 2020 at 9:36 pm

    She is adorable 😻

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      May 18, 2020 at 10:02 pm

      :)

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  4. Jen's avatar Jen Goldie says:
    May 18, 2020 at 9:40 pm

    Wow! I’ve never seen rhubarb flowers. If it’s just one plant can you leave it and see the bloom?

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      May 18, 2020 at 10:02 pm

      I think I will leave it just to see how far it goes and take a pic of it.

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      1. Jen's avatar Jen Goldie says:
        May 18, 2020 at 10:05 pm

        Cool! 😊👍

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  5. Badfinger (Max)'s avatar badfinger20 (Max) says:
    May 18, 2020 at 11:48 pm

    I’ve never seen Rhubarb flowers in my life…they look alien…but impressive.

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  6. Frédérique @Quilting Patchwork Appliqué's avatar Frédérique says:
    May 19, 2020 at 2:51 am

    Your Mlady is so beautiful!

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      May 19, 2020 at 3:02 pm

      Thank you, Frederique :) She truly is a beautiful lady.

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  7. cagedunn's avatar cagedunn says:
    May 19, 2020 at 5:59 am

    I’d grow it just for the flowers, but I don’t like rhubarb.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      May 19, 2020 at 3:08 pm

      I remember my grandma making strawberry rhubarb pie and plan on trying it. I think the stems can still be used but there won’t be as many. It shouldn’t take too many to make one pie. I want to see how this flower morphs over time.

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      1. cagedunn's avatar cagedunn says:
        May 19, 2020 at 5:02 pm

        Me, too. I’ve never seen one, and my nan used to grow a whole paddock of rhubarb. Well, it felt like a paddock when I was little. I think the warnings not to touch the plant may have influenced my adult opinion of it.

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  8. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:
    May 19, 2020 at 11:32 am

    It looks magical! (and great cat photo) (K)

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      May 19, 2020 at 3:17 pm

      Yes it does! I want to see how it morphs over time. Mlady and Dotty have a new buddy that was hanging outside the back slider this morning. Yep, Two Hung Low has decided to trust me <3 I got pics that I'll post later.

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      1. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:
        May 19, 2020 at 4:58 pm

        Great!

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  9. kathleenjennette's avatar Kathleen Jennette says:
    May 20, 2020 at 4:21 pm

    Those are beautiful!

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:
      May 20, 2020 at 5:20 pm

      :)

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