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Gabe15 · 02-22-2006, 12:10 AM

Musa violascens is a real species from the section Callimusa that often gets its name confused with a Rhodochlamys called Musa 'Violacea', I put it like that because it is not fully known if the ones on the market are hybrids or species or what. The one i have is the one you sent me and should be called Musa 'Violacea', or Musa violacea for now, just not M. violascens.

What do you mean by which ones are close to the mother plants?

I got 'royal purple', 'lavendar beauty' and siamensis from Tim Chapman, Gingerwood Nursery. The others are from Nature Products, Going Bananas Nursery and trades.

Hopefully later this year, I will be getting new rare ones, including a new type of rubinea (or so they say it is).

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