robguz24
03-12-2014, 09:51 PM
So I bought this as an FHIA-18 and now it's flowering. About 6' tall, and surprisingly has 9 hands. Now at the male flower stage, they're all pale yellow and actually have pollen. The p-stems are very colorful, but they are not thick, and look nothing like my FHIA-01 which makes no sense given how closely related they are supposed to be.
The angle of the bunch is odd. The bud before the fruit began to be visible was small, long, and narrow, and more like cavendish types I have.
I'm at a loss for what this is. Could the seller have confused it with another FHIA type?
What types commonly have pollen? I don't think I've ever noticed pollen before on one of my male flowers of the couple dozen other cultivars that I've had fruit so far.
Any thoughts greatly appreciated!
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The angle of the bunch is odd. The bud before the fruit began to be visible was small, long, and narrow, and more like cavendish types I have.
I'm at a loss for what this is. Could the seller have confused it with another FHIA type?
What types commonly have pollen? I don't think I've ever noticed pollen before on one of my male flowers of the couple dozen other cultivars that I've had fruit so far.
Any thoughts greatly appreciated!
http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/IMG_3677_zpsb606e666.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/IMG_3677_zpsb606e666.jpg.html)
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http://i1289.photobucket.com/albums/b508/robguz24/Robs%20bananas/IMG_3684_zpsedd38877.jpg (http://s1289.photobucket.com/user/robguz24/media/Robs%20bananas/IMG_3684_zpsedd38877.jpg.html)
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