View Full Version : Did your Siam rubies Survive this winter?
ArchAngeL01
03-24-2011, 10:52 PM
All of my bananas are fine except for the Siam rubies,which rotted out and died. Did yours survive? If so what was your technique? I kept mine in the unheated garage with no water and they still didn't make it.... unfortunately. >:(
sunfish
03-24-2011, 11:05 PM
I keep mine in unheated greenhouse and they did fine.
cherokee_greg
03-25-2011, 12:14 AM
All of my bananas are fine except for the Siam rubies,which rotted out and died. Did yours survive? If so what was your technique? I kept mine in the unheated garage with no water and they still didn't make it.... unfortunately. >:(
I tried mine outside so far no new growth hopefully it will come back Its hard for me to give up on any plant !:03:
john_ny
03-25-2011, 07:23 AM
Seems that the SRs are quite cold sensitive. Last year, I got a tray of them up from Florida in the end of April. Somewhere in the first couple of weeks in May, we got one night where it went into the upper forties. The Siam Rubies looked terrible. I probably lost about half of them. Everything else was pretty much OK. I had some basjoos that had been brought outside, or uncovered, five weeks earlier, and they were fine.
Bananaman88
03-25-2011, 12:00 PM
I saved one pup prior to winter but left my main clump in a large pot. We got down in the mid-low 20's several times and mine are coming back. I was pretty surprised as I figured they were goners.
The Hollyberry Lady
03-25-2011, 01:09 PM
Sorry to hear about yours, Bradley. :(
Mine did shockingly well in a pot, in my south-facing living room window. It's surprisingly red for winter too. Here it was just a little over a week ago...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC02681.jpg
I keep it showered weekly, and I water and fertilize it well.
: )
GoldPianoGarden
03-25-2011, 07:06 PM
All of my bananas are fine except for the Siam rubies,which rotted out and died. Did yours survive? If so what was your technique? I kept mine in the unheated garage with no water and they still didn't make it.... unfortunately. >:(
I do NOT have good luck taking bananas into the garage in the winter. I take a few thousand plants in and out each time it's gonna frost, and 1/2 of the bananas STILL rot and die, even though I keep them dry and warm.....even all my weird variegates I paid a fortune for from Thailand. So, I don't know what else to do. I guess it was just meant to be! lol
However, I do have several all-lime-green/yellowish ones that I saved, and they all seem to be sprouting back from the bottom. All the large plants in the pots are a dried, dead mess, but there are new ones coming up from the base, and they are all the lime-green/yellowish solid color like the original plants were, so that's good. It appears that mutation is stable. They were solid-colored offsets from a Siam Ruby clump I had. I separated them and planted them in separate locations around the yard, and they all flourished and stayed the solid color. They are the identical color as the elephant ear 'Lime zinger'. Pretty cool!
ArchAngeL01
03-25-2011, 10:04 PM
Thanks for the replies guys...I invested in a huge Siam ruby last August,it was about 7 feet tall and it completely died out. Last year my Siam rubies did just fine in the garage,but i lived in a different house at the time so i assume this garage isn't as insulated as the other one.
john_ny
03-26-2011, 08:44 AM
I guess that the degree of maturity figures in here somewhat. The ones that I had that did poorly on that one forty something degree night were just little TC liners, still in their original 72 cell tray.
The Hollyberry Lady
03-31-2011, 07:39 PM
Well it looks like all my fertilizing paid off...I've noticed two pups today coming up on my Siam Ruby!!! :eek:
I'm in shock that it's produced them this soon but here they are...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03119.jpg
: )
kaczercat
03-31-2011, 10:16 PM
Well it looks like all my fertilizing paid off...I've noticed two pups today coming up on my Siam Ruby!!! :eek:
I'm in shock that it's produced them this soon but here they are...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03119.jpg
: )
I have noticed mine pup quicker in pots then in ground/ the're gonna look beautiful in a few weeks !
saltydad
03-31-2011, 10:50 PM
I have noticed mine pup quicker in pots then in ground/ the're gonna look beautiful in a few weeks !
Same observation!
The Hollyberry Lady
03-31-2011, 11:01 PM
Well now I'm extra excited, so thanks you guys! ;)
I'll show shots soon. I just realized I think I started a siam ruby thread about growing it in London a year ago, but I forgot about it. :ha: Guess I'll start posting there too as things grow and develop.
I got my plant from Bob and he said it was a super red one. I'll say! :eek: I can only imagine how red it'll be in the summer. Can't wait! :goteam:
: )
mushtaq86
04-01-2011, 04:56 PM
While its one of the most stunning bananas,its cold tolerance is very poor,makes the cav family look hardy:ha:,unless you live in a sub or tropical place its,not really worth having,it hates being put on hold doesn't like dry compost,needs to be moist meaning you need to keep it in high temps most year round,wont grow well outside in cool summers either very fussy nana.
The Hollyberry Lady
04-01-2011, 05:03 PM
I love this plant. In fact, I'd have to say it's my favorite! :goteam:
Here's a very red leaf today that's just opened up fully a couple days ago...
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo193/hollyberrylady08/2nd%20album/DSC03189.jpg
Bob told me it was a very red variety. I'll say. If it's this red now, imagine it in summer!!! :eek:
: )
ArchAngeL01
04-02-2011, 10:01 PM
Next winter I'll keep mine inside,i don't want to have to keep replacing them every year. I guess the myths of winter hardiness aren't so. Unfortunately.
Dean W.
04-02-2011, 11:55 PM
Next winter I'll keep mine inside,i don't want to have to keep replacing them every year. I guess the myths of winter hardiness aren't so. Unfortunately.
I had the same problem as you.
AmberNichole
04-05-2011, 08:52 PM
I had 4 small ones on pots that all died this winter, but the one I had in the ground made it. It died down to the ground, but when it starting warming up it popped up 5 pups all at once! Still not anywhere near as red as it was before, but it's getting there.
Here is mine before it died to the ground, can't wait till it looks this pretty again lol
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=37144&size=1
cherokee_greg
04-05-2011, 09:50 PM
Hi Amber I was wounderin about you good to see you here. Your siam looks great. I lost mine. Im sticking with borderlons :08::08::08:
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=35782&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35782&ppuser=5959)
AmberNichole
04-09-2011, 12:26 PM
Well that as before the freeze damage. All potted Siams died, which really sucked. The one in the ground lost the main plant, although, the plant ended up popping out 5-6 new pups. Here is a picture of them ( you can't see the smaller ones, because they bend in so well with the mulch lol!
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41613&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41613)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=41612&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=41612)
The Hollyberry Lady
04-09-2011, 12:28 PM
Just gorgeous, Amber! ;)
: )
jack hagenaars
04-09-2011, 12:32 PM
I kept mine under grow lights in a cool basement..then moved it to a bright window in march...it is looking good...just green tho..it will get its pink back when it goes outside when it warms up...
ArchAngeL01
04-12-2011, 10:33 PM
I purchased some red leaved canna lilies so perhaps the will look like the Siam ruby and live. :)
cherokee_greg
04-12-2011, 11:26 PM
I purchased some red leaved canna lilies so perhaps the will look like the Siam ruby and live. :)
The siam does not do good here I like the borderlon
here is mine last year It should do good in your zone
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=35782&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35782&ppuser=5959)
ArchAngeL01
04-14-2011, 11:42 PM
The siam does not do good here I like the borderlon
here is mine last year It should do good in your zone
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=35782&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=35782&ppuser=5959)
I love the bordelon but it seems to be fussy with me,a slow grower .I like them to grow fast :)
cherokee_greg
04-15-2011, 08:35 AM
I love the bordelon but it seems to be fussy with me,a slow grower .I like them to grow fast :)
Wow I planted mine it was about 6 in tall and that picture was the same season after I planted it. To me thats pertty fast. But I do notice in some parts of my yard some plants grow faster than others.
sunfish
06-23-2011, 10:18 AM
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sunfish
06-23-2011, 11:01 PM
Heres one with a little more color
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=43837&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=43837&ppuser=2868)
sunfish
07-02-2011, 10:56 AM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=44021&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=44021&ppuser=2868)
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