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Old 05-18-2008, 12:55 AM   #109 (permalink)
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Default Re: What is blooming in your garden today (other plants)?

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Originally Posted by damaclese View Post
... by the way i have an opportunity to get a RAVENALA MADAGASCARIENSIS- TRAVELLER'S PALM> i don't know if you all know this but there really not palms but a ancient type of banana what do you all think i know nothing about growing them should i go for it or not?
Well, it definately has a long history in Order Zingiberales. Whether the Family Strelitziaceae is an ancestor of Family Musacaea or instead the Genus Ravenala and Musa developed independently from a 3rd ancestor seems to be a matter of debate.

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