A flower nursery in Bucks County is filling residents in on a unique phenomenon that can happen to their plants.

Bucks County Nursery and Florist, located at 26 Gessner Road in Kintnersville, recently discussed the ins and outs of “fasciation”, which is a mutation of the shape of a plant’s stem, root, fruit or, in this case, flower head.

“Also referred to as ‘cresting’, this mutation is rather uncommon in everyday plant scape. Fasciation (as studied thus far) is not deadly to the plant but more of a cosmetic issue,” the flower nursery said online.

Some potential causes of fasciation include genetics, hormonal imbalance, bacterial or viral infection, environmental factors such as weather, insects, chemicals, and fungi.

For those interested in looking further into the subject, the nursery suggests reading “Plants with abnormal growths: The interesting phenomenon of plant fasciation” by Gretchen Voyle through the Michigan State University Extension.

Learn more about the phenomenon at Bucks County Nursery and Florist.

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