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bigdog · 05-03-2007, 05:34 PM

Gabe, I've edited my original reply several times in the last couple of months (I love that feature!), because more seeds have sprouted for me! Recently, I've had:

Musa itinerans 'India Form' (3, 1 died)
Musa x sikkimensis 'Daj Giant' (1)
Musa formosana (1)

The M. formosana just came up today, alomst 3 1/2 months after sowing.

The M. itinerans 'India Form' look incredible, even as 5-leaf seedlings! The red midribs are becoming intense, and bleeding into the leaf just like the one in the pic on sunshine-seeds.com. If this one turns out to be as cold-hardy as I think it might be, it could easily replace M. basjoo as the most desireable banana to grow in cooler climates! Can't wait to see how it grows as it gets older.

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