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Coug99
10-01-2015, 12:01 PM
I have a double Mahoi that I have had for four years now and it decided to flower, but the weird thing is that some of the bananas are starting to develop in the psuedostem and part way down the the flower where the bananas are the flower is splitting into another flower. I thought that it took two generations to have the double inflorescence and I thought that the second flower came off of a separate stalk. Any comments welcome, here is a picture I took this morning.

Chris

blownz281
10-01-2015, 12:06 PM
Hmm pretty cool.
How tall is your plant?

Coug99
10-01-2015, 12:13 PM
43" to the top of the pseudostem and 8' to the tallest leaf.

Chris

Lau
10-01-2015, 03:04 PM
That does look pretty cool. Can you see anymore fingers? :bananas_b

chong
10-02-2015, 05:07 PM
I have a double Mahoi that I have had for four years now and it decided to flower, but the weird thing is that some of the bananas are starting to develop in the psuedostem and part way down the the flower where the bananas are the flower is splitting into another flower. I thought that it took two generations to have the double inflorescence and I thought that the second flower came off of a separate stalk. Any comments welcome, here is a picture I took this morning.

Chris

Hello Chris,
Thanks for the awesome photo! Here's my take on your plant situation. Being in Western WA state, we do not have the benefit of consistent warm weather, and although we've had some nice temperatures this Summer, if you look at the record of the nighttime temperatures, the swing is so wide that the plant slows down it's growth rate. I recall extended periods of daytime temps of 90°F(+/-) but the nighttime temps were in the low 60s and high 50s. Around our area, the only place I've seen the inflorescence actually grow to the point where it "goose-necks" down is at the greenhouse of Molbacks in Woodenville. At the Furney's greenhouse at SeaTac, the bloom is pointing up. The difference may be that Molbaks keeps a more consistently warm indoor temps and Furneys may have a much lower nighttime setback temperature setting. I don't know if your plant is in a pot or in the ground, but if I were you, I'd put the plant in a warmer place than outside. Forecast for your area will be dipping in the high 40s at night. Bananas will stop growing when the temperatures dip below 50°F. Try to keep the temps around your plant at least at 65°F or higher. With full sunlight if possible.

Chong

venturabananas
10-04-2015, 01:35 AM
They may not generally produce a double inflorescence in the first generation ("plant crop"), but sometimes they do. Mine did.

Your plant is slightly choking, probably for the reasons Chong described.