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This plant is looking strange- hermie? OR just developing different than its counterparts.

ROGROWZ4ELV
ROGROWZ4ELVstarted grow question 3 years ago
Iam overly concerned that this plant is doing the hermie dance. It just looks different that all the others and looks like flowering yet leaf structure doesnt seem right either. The last few days a few smaller leaves beside the fan leaves-brought outside just in case hermie-HELP
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Fruitgrower
Fruitgroweranswered grow question 3 years ago
I think they're all female flowers there mate, it'll be more obvious in the next few days, keep a close eye hope you're all good 👍🌱
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Organoman
Organomananswered grow question 3 years ago
Firstly, thanks for the great pictures!! Five gold stars for you!! You are right, they do look a bit odd, but I am not convinced there is nothing to worry about, due to the strange pre-flower in picture 7. I would keep watching in this area to make sure it is not a male flower. If it starts growing a stem, then yes, it is a male flower. However, at this stage I would be 95% happy that this plant is female and not a hermaphrodite, despite the weird primordia (pre-flowers) and the lack of pistils in many of them. Have a look at my diary ""cannabis conundrums" and in week 7, I have posted pictures of male flowers and male primordia as well as some hermaphrodite flowers and a female primordia. These pictures may help positively identify what you have going on with your plant. I personally wouldn't be too worried at this stage, but would be observing closely until I was satisfied there were no male flowers forming. Sometimes female primordia are a bit strange as they are formed during the "transition" stage between vegetative growth and the commencement of flowering and may not truly represent what the female calyxes will actually look like on this particular plant when flowering gets underway in earnest. If you do find male flowers, these take between 4-10 days from when they first appear, until they are mature enough to start shedding pollen, with the first flowers taking the longest and the new flowers when (male) flowering is well underway taking the shortest amount of time to mature. So, since you have removed this plant immediately, there is an almost zero, well, probably zero, chance that any of your other plants have been seeded. As I said, I am quite confident (95%) that you have nothing to worry about, but without seeing the plant myself, I can not say 100% nothing to worry about. If it does begin growing male flowers, you could try and remove any you find as they appear, cut it down out of fear or just let it go on without doing anything. If you have a climate that is ok for leaving it outdoors, this could also be an option. I would suggest that if it does turn hermaphrodite though and if keeping it, to check it very often - even 3-6 times a day to make sure you have not missed any male flowers before they open, as once they do open, just one male flower can release enough pollen to fertilize hundreds of seeds. Remember too, seeds made with pollen from hermaphrodites, usually become hermaphrodites too. To sum up - I think you have nothing to worry about just yet, but monitoring this plant will give you a definitive answer. If all goes well and no male flowers are identified, it should be safe to return this plant to join its friends back inside. Hope this helps,......... Organoman.
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