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Old 01-08-2016, 08:10 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Default Re: Texas Star vs Orinoco

About 2 decades ago someone in Texas grew an unknown cultivar (likely Orinoco) and had success in zone 9. Given the enthusiasm of others, they decided to start selling pups on usenet under the name Texas Star. However, they vanished around the turn of the century. The name however did not disappear from lists of cool-tolerant bananas. Enterprising marketers from a few internet nurseries got hold of the name about 7 years ago and began selling Orinoco with that label.

This kind of story is very common in horticulture and many of us here can tell similar stories particular to bananas.
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