Have you ever seen either of these? I''m in the latter part of my 80's, blessed to travel many places most others have not visited. A tomato growing it's own tomato plant and a black...

Floyd Loc: Misplaced Texan in Florence, Alabama

I''m in the latter part of my 80's, blessed to travel many places most others have not visited. A tomato growing it's own tomato plant and a black flower were two things I'd never experienced before. Also, I would appreciate knowing the name of the flower; and it ain't Henry. The last tomato picture was taken one week after the first two; 3 mornings later it had burst and my wife threw it in the trash and it sorta exploded.

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Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Floyd wrote:

I''m in the latter part of my 80's, blessed to travel many places most others have not visited. A tomato growing it's own tomato plant and a black flower were two things I'd never experienced before. Also, I would appreciate knowing the name of the flower; and it ain't Henry. The last tomato picture was taken one week after the first two; 3 mornings later it had burst and my wife threw it in the trash and it sorta exploded.

Black flowers I saw in the Hollywood Hills.
Tomato, never saw before.

lukevaliant Loc: gloucester city,n. j.

too much water for the tomato,it creates a thin skin

Toment Loc: FL, IL

Petunia violacea?

Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI

There is a black petunia.
As for the tomato, that is weird. But maybe one of the seeds inside started to germinate.

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Floyd wrote:

I''m in the latter part of my 80's, blessed to travel many places most others have not visited. A tomato growing it's own tomato plant and a black flower were two things I'd never experienced before. Also, I would appreciate knowing the name of the flower; and it ain't Henry. The last tomato picture was taken one week after the first two; 3 mornings later it had burst and my wife threw it in the trash and it sorta exploded.

Looks like a Petunia to me. A really dark red, but looks black. Haven't grown Petunias for 10 years or more and I have forgotten the names of the varieties.

The tomato has started to decompose, changing the pH of the fluid within and one of the seeds has germinated. I have seen that happen several times, usually on the compost pile.

lukevaliant Loc: gloucester city,n. j.

lukevaliant wrote:

too much water for the tomato,it creates a thin skin

Floyd Loc: Misplaced Texan in Florence, Alabama

Architect1776 wrote:

Black flowers I saw in the Hollywood Hills.
Tomato, never saw before.

Thanks. I appreciate your comment.

Floyd Loc: Misplaced Texan in Florence, Alabama

lukevaliant wrote:

too much water for the tomato,it creates a thin skin

Thank you for the information.Learned something I didn't know, which is always nice.

Floyd Loc: Misplaced Texan in Florence, Alabama

Toment wrote:

Petunia violacea?

Thank you. Lady at church mentioned it probably was in the Petunia family.

Floyd Loc: Misplaced Texan in Florence, Alabama

Mark Sturtevant wrote:

There is a black petunia.
As for the tomato, that is weird. But maybe one of the seeds inside started to germinate.

Thank you for further supporting that the flower is a petunia. I agree with your germinating idea.

Floyd Loc: Misplaced Texan in Florence, Alabama

DirtFarmer wrote:

Looks like a Petunia to me. A really dark red, but looks black. Haven't grown Petunias for 10 years or more and I have forgotten the names of the varieties.

The tomato has started to decompose, changing the pH of the fluid within and one of the seeds has germinated. I have seen that happen several times, usually on the compost pile.

Thank you for confirming the flower is a petunia. I appreciate your inside (no pun intended) chemical explanation; college chemistry is so far back in history, I've never used that bit of learning. Now I have to deal with the fact my "Forgetter" has gotten much better than my "Rememberer."

DirtFarmer Loc: Escaped from the NYC area, back to MA

Floyd wrote:

... Now I have to deal with the fact my "Forgetter" has gotten much better than my "Rememberer."

Me Too.

Goes with my age and I’m sure there are a lot of us on UHH. My memory is all digital these days.

StanMac Loc: Tennessee

If it doesn’t rot first, the seeds in a tomato left on your kitchen counter long enough will sprout and some will push through the skin.

Stan

DebAnn Loc: Toronto

Floyd wrote:

I''m in the latter part of my 80's, blessed to travel many places most others have not visited. A tomato growing it's own tomato plant and a black flower were two things I'd never experienced before. Also, I would appreciate knowing the name of the flower; and it ain't Henry. The last tomato picture was taken one week after the first two; 3 mornings later it had burst and my wife threw it in the trash and it sorta exploded.

They look like petunias to me.