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bananaman · 01-03-2007, 05:21 AM

Hello.
I am in England and have been growing Musa Sikkimensis for about 5 years
now.
I have not been able to get "red tiger" seeds but I have some "red flash" seeds in my propagator at the moment (no luck yet) guess they are the same.
Basically Sikki is QUITE hardy, I have 3 large plants outside in British (so far quite mild ) Winter. They are heavily wrapped as I always do...some people say that they can overwinter unprotected but I just dont want to lose any of them.
They get HUGE and are truly beautiful with massive leaves and some (variable) markings. I have found that there are two pointers for success 1 to get your plant in as large a container as possible , my biggest one is in a 24 inch pot and 2 to feed often.
They pup readily and the pups grow away quite easily. Not as nice a plant as Basjjo in my view but well worth growing from seed.
Hope this little input helps.
Regards from England.

01-03-2007, 05:21 AM	#2 (permalink)
bananaman Member Location: West Midlands England. Find me on the map! Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 54 BananaBucks : 49,840 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 7 Times in 5 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Red Tiger seedlings Hello. I am in England and have been growing Musa Sikkimensis for about 5 years now. I have not been able to get "red tiger" seeds but I have some "red flash" seeds in my propagator at the moment (no luck yet) guess they are the same. Basically Sikki is QUITE hardy, I have 3 large plants outside in British (so far quite mild ) Winter. They are heavily wrapped as I always do...some people say that they can overwinter unprotected but I just dont want to lose any of them. They get HUGE and are truly beautiful with massive leaves and some (variable) markings. I have found that there are two pointers for success 1 to get your plant in as large a container as possible , my biggest one is in a 24 inch pot and 2 to feed often. They pup readily and the pups grow away quite easily. Not as nice a plant as Basjjo in my view but well worth growing from seed. Hope this little input helps. Regards from England.