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Old 07-05-2018, 06:08 PM   #1527 (permalink)
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Default Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)

Musa Pisang Ceylon fruiting here outdoors in Northern California! The inflorescence was wedged between the stair rails, so it was hard to get a photo right when it bloomed. As the p-stem bent a little bit a week or two later, I was finally able to snap some pics. Photos taken 7/2/18:




male flowers:



the p-stems on this plant lean a lot, much like musa Ice Cream. It seems like they might fall over if it's too windy! They definitely need propping, although I have the plants growing wedged between the wall of a house and a cement retaining wall, which seems to form a "cage" around the plant and keeps it from falling over:
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