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title: "WTF is up with this petiole? Never seen one like this. Looks like a…"
description: "WTF is up with this petiole? Never seen one like this. Looks like a flower bud."
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/8YJLrBkOSo27kyNSisgUpA/b4nI86i9ikW3JBltN5i76r"
community: "Alocasia Aficionados"
author: "BlondeinBrooklyn"
published: "2026-06-05T18:10:08.956543Z"
language: "en"
image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-ShWEt3pG3w99K5uKkTYNi_tnY0M0QyASTVM574HHQ0/gGuiyDqkSUKSjOgjUC4wbg.webp?size=large"
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# WTF is up with this petiole? Never seen one like this. Looks like a…

_Posted by BlondeinBrooklyn on 2026-06-05_

WTF is up with this petiole? Never seen one like this. Looks like a flower bud.

![Attachment 1 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-ShWEt3pG3w99K5uKkTYNi_tnY0M0QyASTVM574HHQ0/gGuiyDqkSUKSjOgjUC4wbg.webp?size=large)

![Attachment 2 of 2](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/-ShWEt3pG3w99K5uKkTYNi_tnY0M0QyASTVM574HHQ0/aD0i6FRYTe6j_Dti_a96yw.webp?size=large)

## 3 comments

### Roxanna commented on 2026-06-05

Looks like an inflo. That usually means your plant is happy enough to flower!

### plantgeek commented on 2026-06-05

that's because it is a flower!! here's my silver dragon for reference. they flower two at once but the flowers don't open at the same time. unfortunately they are completely sterile so there is no hope for seeds, but they're still super cute

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/fg8tCwCAsnlhbz1owurGSLidrTKbwTdu-tvCCDLBR-4/H4pHLbnvSjutkKwiJ7S1tg.webp?size=large)

### MBS commented on 2026-06-06

Flowering

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/28VcGLE52RwHae_5wt-mWUQS0cE22teIildsqnKtxgQ/Aqxv7Wz-RiC0wFzGD0InqQ.webp?size=large)

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