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LilRaverBoi · 08-18-2009, 07:26 PM

Welcome to bananas.org! You've come to the right place to get information about bananas and their cultivation. I think you will find many (most) of the ornamental banana cultivars produce seeded fruit. This is why they are 'ornamental' and not used for their fruit production. I'm also not too certain how well bananas are suited to the cut flower industry. They produce large beautiful flowers, but it takes a LOT of time/care to get them to flower. Much longer than a lot of other plants.

That's too bad you need a license to grow ornamental bananas in your area...what a drag! I wish you the best of luck in your endeavors...I don't mean to rain on your parade...LOL. ENJOY THE SITE!

08-18-2009, 07:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
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