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sandy0225 · 10-08-2012, 07:58 AM

This is the biggest bloom I've ever had on a banana so far, the plant was received as "tall ladyfinger", I guess we'll see what that means!
This bloom bud is 16" long, and as big as a football. The plant itself is close to 12 feet tall to the top with around 8 foot of pseudostem, so it's the right size for a dwarf, and the "trunk" is huge. It's in the super big 38" wide x 31" tall pot we had sitting in the driveway with christmas lights wrapped on it.

Maybe as this develops we can get a positive ID for sure.

10-08-2012, 07:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
sandy0225 Northern Tropics sandy0225's Photo Gallery Location: Muncie, Indiana zone 5 Find me on the map! Zone: zone 5 Name: Sandy Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,718 BananaBucks : 354,892 Feedback: 31 / 97% Said "Thanks" 38 Times Was Thanked 1,801 Times in 682 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 9 Times	check out this huge bloom! This is the biggest bloom I've ever had on a banana so far, the plant was received as "tall ladyfinger", I guess we'll see what that means! This bloom bud is 16" long, and as big as a football. The plant itself is close to 12 feet tall to the top with around 8 foot of pseudostem, so it's the right size for a dwarf, and the "trunk" is huge. It's in the super big 38" wide x 31" tall pot we had sitting in the driveway with christmas lights wrapped on it. Maybe as this develops we can get a positive ID for sure. __________________ Sandy Burrell Northern Tropics Greenhouse 1501 East Fuson Road Muncie, IN 47302 www.northerntropics.com specializing in bananas, heirloom tomatoes and water gardening plants~ check out our new online store at our website! Last edited by sandy0225 : 10-09-2012 at 01:06 PM.