a confused flower stalk

[CPlantaholic]

My D. venusta "coccicaulis" is sending down a flowerstalk!

I took this pic a few days ago and have since uncovered the scape. It is currently trying to move my D. admirabilis out of the way, but it is headed up now.

 

[DrWurm]

Apparently Iowa has microgravity spells.

 

[CPlantaholic]

must be! haha

 

[sherkas]

I had a dielsiana which was doing the same thing, flower came out towards the ground but after an inch it turned around and starting going up.

 

[Tamlin Dawnstar]

How that scape forms is often diagnostic for ID'ing this genera. That curved habit is often typical for the South African species

 

[jimscott]

Pretty plant!

 

[mark.ca]

...maybe it's just camera shy