My glad has horns on the flowers! Why?

The flowers on my last glad spike have horn like protrusions on them. Wondering what the cause is.

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#1 Comment By BushDoctor On 08/28/2018 @ 6:19 pm

It is not a cause for concern. These can happen from time to time, more often depending on variety. They are just extra petals, and sometimes an illformed twin flower. They may, or may not bloom. They will often fall off as well.

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