Rhubarb flowers

[SueEllen]

tsk

I have this nagging feeling that I should look closer at the picture. Is it me, or does it look like the flower stalks are attached to the rhubarb stalks with tape?

Did a google image search and rhubarb flowers do look like that.

Flowering Rhubarb

[Gonzo]

Did a google image search and rhubarb flowers do look like that.

Flowering Rhubarb

OK. I withdraw my accusation of trickery.

From now on I will always believe everything that Threaded says.

[OwlHoot]

As someone points out here, unusual flowering can be a sign of stress "poor rooting, poor soil, dry soil, poor climate, overcrowding and so on". So maybe threaded hasn't been properly watering his rhubarbs.

A few years ago, after a hot dry summer, oak trees produced noticeably more acorns, the evolutionary principle being that when more likely flake out they should devote more effort to reproduction.

[Zippy]

Does anyone else think the thread title sounds like a crossword clue?

Styx?

[SueEllen]

OK. I withdraw my accusation of trickery.

Good to withdraw the accusation.

From now on I will always believe everything that Threaded says.

No you are as trusting as I am.

I had to do a google search to see if he was telling the truth.

[OwlHoot]

Does anyone else think the thread title sounds like a crossword clue?

Styx?

Or, if the flowers need trimming, "Rhubarb flowers"