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southlatropical
02-21-2008, 06:55 PM
Anybody growing this one? I just ordered one.

dablo93
02-22-2008, 02:24 AM
HI Isaac, I will get also over 2 weeks a Milky Way so i also don't know how to care him, I think the same as a normal ornata.

southlatropical
02-23-2008, 12:40 PM
Daen,

I was thinking they will likely grow just like any other Ornata. In that case they would be pretty much care free. It would be nice to see some pictures of a mature clump with blooms to get an idea of what it will look like.

Mustang
02-24-2008, 04:38 PM
Daen, where did you manage to find one in Europe?

dablo93
02-25-2008, 02:45 AM
it is from thailand, and somebody I know ordered a lot there, and she asked of I also wanted to order something there, and that was the Milky way:D

Lilith
02-25-2008, 07:04 PM
I have had one for about 5 years. I grew it in the greenhouse for a few years but it got too tall so I moved it outside. Its dormant at the moment, will beback next month. Nice bloom, it really is all white, sorry I didn't take photos of it ever.

southlatropical
02-25-2008, 10:03 PM
Thanks for the info. How tall do they get? Did you have them in the greenhouse to keep them from going dormant? They are as hardy as other Ornata right?

Lilith
02-26-2008, 06:45 AM
In the greenhouse mine was only a sparse offsetter. There was never more than 2 plants in the clump. I kept them in there because I was uncertain of their hardiness.

They were planted right against the wall, my sidewalls are 12 feet. using that as a guide they were easily a total of 15 ft. That's another reason I removed them...the bloom was way up there and hard to see. Not like other smaller growing ones where you can really see the inflo.

They have been hardy here, but they are a bit slower outdoors than they were in the GH.

Mustang
02-26-2008, 05:15 PM
Daen, I've got one coming from Thailand as well. Maybe the same place? Does your German friend sell lots of musa corms?

cactus6103
02-26-2008, 07:39 PM
This plant sounds interesting. I hope to see some pics this year. Red

southlatropical
02-29-2008, 11:56 AM
Bad news. When I placed my order I got the last one they had in stock. I just got an e-mail explaining that the plant was damaged and would not be sent with the heliconia I ordered. They gave me a refund.

Mark Hall
02-29-2008, 03:25 PM
Issac was it from these people ?
Heliconia,Musa and Gingers from Thailand (http://heliconiaparadise.com/heliconia_index.htm)

dablo93
02-29-2008, 04:43 PM
I got mine from there, is it a good site and are they selling good things?

southlatropical
02-29-2008, 05:24 PM
I ordered mine from here. Brad's Buds and Blooms (http://www.bradsbudsandblooms.com/) It is no longer listed on their site.

cherokee_greg
04-01-2011, 10:18 PM
My milky way is coming back :08: I thought I lost it :03:

gekko1966
06-22-2012, 10:01 PM
i have alle species here avilable in thailand
and plenty more also