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Default Sikkimensis Red Tiger?

Three years ago I managed to only germinate a single seed from a large order from The Banana Tree. It came from a batch labeled as musa acuminata. It never looked like any other Cavendish I'd seen, then I saw a picture of a Zebrina and for a while I thought that was it, but after pouring over the google images I now believe it to be a musa sikkimensis red tiger...





Another reason I believe it to be this is that it sailed through the frosts I had mid to late May this year (they were covered up as was everything else, but temps hit the upper 20s on two occasions and this plant was the least affected)

Should I risk it and just protect it as if it was a Basjoo or should I just dig it up for the winter?

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