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    change of environment?

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    one leaf looks yellow,.. maybe too much sun?

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    I didnt change any. The buds just die. But the weather quite hot recently
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    When did you buy this?. the flower seems to have some deformation. I am not able to see if this for all the flowers or only one in focus.

    Some reasons I could think of

    1) birth defect. just could be stress factor and could be one of case and could bloom regularly after it settles down
    2) birth defect --> all flowers and always. this could be issue with the crossing (DNA issue?)
    3) insect/fungi causing damage in bud stage

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    I bought it six months ago. That time all the flowers bloom regularly. Then after six month the flowers bloom like this
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    could solar explosion cause stress to plants? cause there was one yesterday.

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    More likely the extra heat when it is not ready for it. Did it also get very dry?

    Hopefully they will bloom right next time.

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    It looks dry to me. Moisture seems low.

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    Is that a touch of sunburn on that leaf?

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    Yes. The leaf I think is sunburn. Recently very warm and hot outside
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    Sometime 38°C~~
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