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hookilau
07-21-2012, 10:17 AM
So while shopping at my one of my favorite ethnic haunts for hot pepper plants, I came across this little 'nana. Rarely are plants labeled when shopping in areas like this, you kind of have to know what you are looking for.

Anyhow, I couldn't resist. I've had it for a week, purchased from a streetside vendor on Liberty Ave, in New York. I've had it for a week and in that time, it's already outgrown it's 1 qt chinese food container.

I washed the roots of soil and seated in hydroton. This is what it looks like after 7 days. it's about 18" tall from crown to tip of new unfurling leaf.

Can anyone tell me what kind it is? I put it in the sun on my patio & one of the leaves got sun scorched. I brought it inside & it gets filtered sunlight all day long. It seems happier inside than out :waving: The last pic is of my new addition with a home depot banana. Also without labels. Also unreliable info in my area at least. If anyone recognizes him as well, I'd be grateful not to have to put him on a milk carton. he's about 3' tall from crown to top of leaf and I'm also getting ready to wash his roots of soil to plant in hydroton.

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H2O
07-21-2012, 12:16 PM
pswd: nanas

Welcome

pwd not working for me -

sunfish
07-21-2012, 12:35 PM
What's your password :)

hookilau
07-21-2012, 01:12 PM
hope this works...password: nanas

hookilau
07-21-2012, 01:15 PM
hold on....pswd not working for me either...working on changing

hookilau
07-21-2012, 01:19 PM
this link should work

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caliboy1994
07-21-2012, 03:28 PM
The first one looks like something in the Cavendish family, the second one maybe a Basjoo.

Snookie
07-21-2012, 05:19 PM
Wow
Intresting plant....All of my Nanna Plants seem to be a mystery lol

So I call them specklbelly who done it variety.

Like you all missed marked plants around here apparently?

Heck my plants may be Pecan Trees with large green leaves that grow fast for all I know lol

Good luck in your ID process:08:

caliboy1994
07-21-2012, 05:22 PM
The speckled one is the possible Cavendish variety :)

hookilau
07-21-2012, 06:30 PM
whoa....thanks :bunchonanas: guys! I guess I'll have to wait and see when they pup or flower. I just got a labeled (:08:) basjoo with 5 other babies growing beside it. 3 of 'em are almost as tall as the mother plant.

I'm hoping to divide and with that, with named cultivar in hand...I'm off to do some research on how they do on Long Island.

Thanks again :nanadrink: