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Old 08-16-2011, 12:54 PM   #29 (permalink)
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Default Re: Some Banana Leaf Pictures - Come On and Show Us Yours!

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Originally Posted by thewebgal View Post
Musa Java Blue - planted June 2010, repotted earlier this week to this much larger pot.
We're in the DC area so we wintered it indoors last year.
We've got a (maybe) 12 foot ceiling in our living room, but ... I dunno about this winter ...

Picture was shot today after work. Lookin' like a happy 'nana tree to me!

You have a nice plant there, but unfortunately it is not "Java Blue" (aka 'Blue Java'/'Ice Cream'), the plant you have is the black Musa balbisiana, known commonly as 'Thai Black'.
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