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flounder
08-31-2011, 04:49 PM
Ok, sorry for having a senior moment but whats the difference between manipur, red tiger and bengal tiger?
bigdog
08-31-2011, 09:26 PM
The main difference is where the plants occur naturally. 'Manipur' grows in the Manipur region of India, naturally. Musa sikkimensis has a rather wide distribution, but some populations have become quite isolated from others. Personally, I don't think there is a huge difference in the many varieties of M. sikkimensis. Why don't you grow them all side by side for a few years and then tell us? :ha: :lurk:
Frank
jmoore
09-01-2011, 01:45 AM
I don't think there's any real difference other than where they come from, never heard of Bengal Tiger I have to say.
flounder
09-01-2011, 02:12 PM
The main difference is where the plants occur naturally. 'Manipur' grows in the Manipur region of India, naturally. Musa sikkimensis has a rather wide distribution, but some populations have become quite isolated from others. Personally, I don't think there is a huge difference in the many varieties of M. sikkimensis. Why don't you grow them all side by side for a few years and then tell us? :ha: :lurk:
Frank
I was thinking about it!!!!
heard of another called red flash, but thats why I asked the question......they all looked the same to me?!:confused:
tastyratz
09-01-2011, 02:58 PM
I think there are minor variations, but really not much. I believe some exceptions to the sikki's in color or size based on origin get named new cultivars under assumptions of similarity.
for what it's worth, this one is a darjeeling giant purchased from sandy last year. Plenty of red for me! (its on the right)
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y126/tastyratz/personal/House/plants/IMG_0767.jpg
the leaves come out almost as red as the ensete on the left but fade over a few days.
not bad for nh
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