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Sassy_Sparrow
11-16-2012, 09:48 PM
Last spring I bought a Musa sikkimensis Red Tiger. It had a size of about 80 cm and three leaves.
The leaves had some red parts on them, but to be honest - not as much red as I would have thought.

On what does the red in the leaves depend? Is the color changing depending on the sun?
The summer here in Germany was rainy, but of course there was sunshine.
Could it be that the sun wasn't enough?

I'm not posting a pic because the plant is already in the cellar and is now green all over. That's why I thought that the color depends on the sunshine.

Thanks for clarifying this to me :bananas_b

jmoore
11-17-2012, 02:05 AM
New leaves tend to be more red and as they get older the red fades.

How much red depends on luck. I have had 'ordinary' sikkimensis that have been very very red, but then 'red flash' that haven't been very red at all.

It's all down to genetics and luck

Sassy_Sparrow
11-17-2012, 11:55 AM
Uff.... that's disappointing news, but thanks a lot for clarifying this to me.

RobG7aChattTN
11-21-2012, 04:38 PM
I have a regular sikkimensis that I grew from seed. I've had it for several years now and it has made a good sized mat. Some pups really start out with lots of great red variegation and some have less, but they all fade as they get bigger.
<a href="http://s59.beta.photobucket.com/user/robgarren/library/" target="_blank"><img src="http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g315/robgarren/DSCN0983.jpg" border="0" alt="My Musa 'Balboa' leaf"/></a>

lwooters
11-25-2012, 09:06 PM
I really like the variegation in this!