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FranH
11-17-2012, 11:23 PM
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51386&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51386&ppuser=13458)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=51385&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=51385&ppuser=13458)
Found this in the trash while I was out today any clue what kind it is?

Dalmatiansoap
11-18-2012, 03:20 AM
Its Strelizia sp., might be Nicolai. Nice find btw.
:woohoonaner:

CathyK
11-18-2012, 09:18 AM
That looks like my giant bird of paridise, a friend gave me.

FranH
11-18-2012, 09:22 AM
Thanks,
I was thinking maybe it was a bird of paradise. I just started with bananas so I
really don't have a clue. Can you have birds go dormant in the winter like other bananas? or do you have to keep it awake all year?

CathyK
11-18-2012, 09:48 AM
I am not sure, BOP's are new items in my plant collection. Got my giant one from a friend at work, & got a small one from a lady in FL, through a plantswap. Although, I in S. TX never know how bad our winter will be, I will move it inside our lean to for the winter. It's currntly in a large pot. I plan on transplanting the giant next spring. The orange one, will get a larger pot once it gets root bound in the cuurnt pot, it had root rot issues when I first got it. It finally is beginning to put on new leaves.

2woodensticks
11-18-2012, 05:28 PM
looks like my white B.O.P

FranH
11-18-2012, 05:57 PM
Do you know if you can overwinter bop ? The reason I ask is that I have a shore house that is an hour and a half away that I would like to keep this and my other bananas at
But I don't not keep the water or heat on. I was hoping to be able to wrap it up real good for the winter.