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Lodewijkp
12-01-2007, 05:58 PM
Hi
:2723:

I got 2 species of bananas , Musa Tropicana and Musa Dwarf Chyla

1.Now my question is what is the difference between these two ? they look the same, the only difference i have seen is that the chyla pups alot faster even at young stage.

2.Can they Flower indoors and produce fruit, if not what is the best species for flowering indoors ?

3.Can they survive hot weather and full sun ?

4.What are the light demands of the tropicana?

5. Im experimenting alot with the dwarf chyla and dwarf cavendish in cold hardiness, but what is the hardiness of the tropicana ?


And i got some questions about the musa basjoo

6. i got some small specimen.
can they be overwintered indoors at room temperature or do they have special demands, would they get damaged from the temperature fluctation?

7.what is the ideal indoor temperature for the basjoo to keep on growing ?

8. Do basjoos need sunlight or can they stay indoors without sun but with normal daylight ?

the flying dutchman
12-02-2007, 06:48 AM
I will give it a try:)

Hi
:2723:

I got 2 species of bananas , Musa Tropicana and Musa Dwarf Chyla

1.Now my question is what is the difference between these two ? they look the same, the only difference i have seen is that the chyla pups alot faster even at young stage.

---Tropicana is a Dwarf cavendish variety
---Dwarf Chyla is a Super Dwarf Cavendish variety

2.Can they Flower indoors and produce fruit, if not what is the best species for flowering indoors ?

--- I have seen both flowering in nurseries indoors but the fruit was tiny.

3.Can they survive hot weather and full sun ?

---Think so with enough water

4.What are the light demands of the tropicana?

---they like alot light

5. Im experimenting alot with the dwarf chyla and dwarf cavendish in cold hardiness, but what is the hardiness of the tropicana ?

---The same


And i got some questions about the musa basjoo

6. i got some small specimen.
can they be overwintered indoors at room temperature or do they have special demands, would they get damaged from the temperature fluctation?

---Better overwinter them cool, thats the easiest, unless they are very small..

7.what is the ideal indoor temperature for the basjoo to keep on growing ?

---They tend to grow even at low temperatures.

8. Do basjoos need sunlight or can they stay indoors without sun but with normal daylight ?

---It will maybe survive but I don't think the plant would be happy.

Ron

D_&_T
12-02-2007, 10:46 AM
Thanks Ron