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Default Musa Ornata 'Aurea' x sikkimensis

I bought the seed for this plant in November of 2012. I had it in a flat and saw no signs of life which is normal for many banana seeds. I started doing the ziploc baggie method last fall and rescued what seed I could find from the flat, resoaked them, and placed them in baggies with bottom heat that shuts off for about an hour about 5 times a day.

Low and behold, today a sprout!!!

I had about 50 seeds when I started, and after a year and a half to get even one is a victory. I found that this banana has been given the name Musa Picasso. Also found out that the seedlings can be close to one parent or the other without a perfect cross. So will have to see what this little guy looks like when it starts putting out its leaves.

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