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ArchAngeL01
06-08-2009, 11:09 PM
i totally flipped when i saw a siam ruby for sale today and i snatched it up. i was so lucky because not too many bananas around here for some reason this year ,anyway it was labeled as a "zabrina" "blood banana" HaHHAAHAHAHA what a joke ,i planted it ,its so gorguss even if it dosn't make fruit, i got my ice cream for that :D :waving:

ArchAngeL01
06-08-2009, 11:12 PM
oops typo i meant siam ruby lol

stumpy4700
06-09-2009, 12:02 AM
out of curiosity how tall is it and what were they charging?

ArchAngeL01
06-09-2009, 12:04 AM
it is 2 feet tall ,price= 15$ :woohoonaner:

stumpy4700
06-09-2009, 07:11 AM
That was a great deal. One of mine spouted 8 pups this spring. Hopefuuly I'll seperate them later

alexizhere19
06-09-2009, 08:50 AM
need pic, bradley

blownz281
06-09-2009, 11:07 AM
where did you get it from and how do you tell the difference from the blood's? I 'm not sure if I have a blood or not. Thanks

Bananaman88
06-09-2009, 12:47 PM
where did you get it from and how do you tell the difference from the blood's? I 'm not sure if I have a blood or not. Thanks

Go to the Photo Gallery section and in the search field type in Musa zebrina or Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina and you'll get pictures of what the zebrina looks like. Same thing for Siam Ruby.

stumpy4700
06-09-2009, 01:04 PM
Hey Blownz281, I have pics of both of mine in my gallery in seperate albums labeled indivually.. Hope it helps you.

blownz281
06-09-2009, 07:44 PM
Yep I have a blood banana. These are not zone 8 cold hardy are they?

STERLING
06-09-2009, 08:30 PM
Yep I have a blood banana. These are not zone 8 cold hardy are they?
i have had blood/zebrina bananans for the last 2 years, and yes they have been cold hardy (zone 8 too0 and pushing out lots of pups!

ArchAngeL01
06-09-2009, 11:03 PM
i went back and got another one !!! OMG! i got it for 11$ because a 10% off coupon!! its already got a pup too!! YAY! i'll get pix soon i promise alex :D ,you can tell the difference because the blood naner has mottled burgandy folige yet the siam ruby has red leaves with flecks of green variegation also stripes of green and a striped trunk :D YAY! OMG! :woohoonaner:

blownz281
06-10-2009, 11:04 AM
Hmm wonder if they are hardy zone 8 NC? Guess I can try one of them. Thanks

ArchAngeL01
06-10-2009, 10:57 PM
<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=18212&ppuser=4948><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18212&size=1 border=0></a> heres one of them! and remember this is bout siam lol

Bananaman88
06-11-2009, 06:48 AM
Score! That's a nice one!

ArchAngeL01
06-11-2009, 02:00 PM
who else has a siam? i heard there was a green version anybody got that one?

Patty in Wisc
06-11-2009, 02:25 PM
Mine is green only cuz it's still a baby & hasn't been in full sun long enough.
That's a beauty!

Tog Tan
06-11-2009, 02:58 PM
who else has a siam? i heard there was a green version anybody got that one?

I think most people have it! Gabe has the Green variety. You can see it in his pix gallery. I have a bunch which is all red with hardly any green on them. They seem to like bright light but not under the hot sun as compared to my other 'naners. Here is one of them;

<a href=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=17378><img src=http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=18232 border=0></a>

Dalmatiansoap
06-11-2009, 03:03 PM
Dont mind me.
Im just drooling here.
:woohoonaner:

Tog Tan
06-11-2009, 03:09 PM
Dont mind me.
Im just drooling here.
:woohoonaner:
:ha::ha::ha:
Sorry to say this; growing the Siam Ruby is as good as growing the Heliconia indica var illustris which is an all red foliage plant. Neither will flower or do anything else!

Like having a beautiful wife who wouldn't do the cooking, washing and what else.....:ha::ha::ha:

Patty in Wisc
06-11-2009, 03:17 PM
Siam Ruby won't flower??!!!
I guess I'll still keep it - it's sooo pretty.

stumpy4700
06-11-2009, 03:21 PM
:ha::ha::ha:
Sorry to say this; growing the Siam Ruby is as good as growing the Heliconia indica var illustris which is an all red foliage plant. Neither will flower or do anything else!
:

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO say it isn't sooooooooooo...Oh well its very pretty.

Bananaman88
06-11-2009, 03:22 PM
Tog- why do you say SR won't flower? I'm sure it will given the proper growing conditions. No one here may have flowered it yet, but I think in time it will happen. I've never been able to get my M. acuiminata var. sumatrana (zebrina) to flower either, but I know it does.

Tog Tan
06-11-2009, 03:35 PM
Tog- why do you say SR won't flower? I'm sure it will given the proper growing conditions. No one here may have flowered it yet, but I think in time it will happen. I've never been able to get my M. acuiminata var. sumatrana (zebrina) to flower either, but I know it does.

Brent, this has been a question since time immemorial! I have asked my friends in Thailand and no one has seen it flowered! I got a feeling it has something to do with the Heliconia indica var illustris.....:waving:

Stumf, Patty, I have to admit it's pretty....(I have to repeat) like a beautiful wife who does nothing! Since it does nothing other than putting out new leaves, the Thais are totally bored with it. Over here, though not common, no one gives it a second look. :ha::ha::ha:

Dalmatiansoap
06-11-2009, 03:49 PM
:ha::ha::ha:
Sorry to say this; growing the Siam Ruby is as good as growing the Heliconia indica var illustris which is an all red foliage plant. Neither will flower or do anything else!

Like having a beautiful wife who wouldn't do the cooking, washing and what else.....:ha::ha::ha:

Hehe this is what I call friendly support!
:woohoonaner:

ArchAngeL01
06-11-2009, 04:04 PM
most sites say it does flower and has bananas but no proof ......but i love the beutifull foliage ,i got my ice cream bananas for fruit so i collect all kinds it doesn't matter to me if its fruiting or not all i want is a jungle for my monkeys lol (: (|)

Tog Tan
06-12-2009, 01:19 AM
Oi people, no offense meant about the Siam Ruby from me. I like it very much and I have about 30 in all. It was one of the most wanted plant in my 'naner wish list before I got it. I was lucky to receive 12 plants as a gift from my Thai friend which came from a clone of near solid red.
Cheers!!!:drum:

stumpy4700
06-12-2009, 03:12 AM
Oi people, no offense meant about the Siam Ruby from me. I like it very much and I have about 30 in all. It was one of the most wanted plant in my 'naner wish list before I got it. I was lucky to receive 12 plants as a gift from my Thai friend which came from a clone of near solid red.
Cheers!!!:drum:

No Harm, you just broke all of our hearts........lol

Tog Tan
06-12-2009, 08:22 AM
No Harm, you just broke all of our hearts........lol

Soorreeee......:ha::ha::ha: I realised I had to do a public apology before I start getting death notes written on red colored 'naner paper!!!

Here's a re-write on my views of the Siam Ruby;

The Siam Ruby originated from SEA and took the Western world by storm. It is an exceptional musa variant which retains the coloration on its foliage throughout its life. It is an easy to grow variety adding a tremendous splurge of colors to the garden. It is equated as some as to having a gracious beautiful date or wife on hand to greet the visitors to the garden. Absolute marvel of the horticulture world! No garden can afford not to have at least a few.

Can I be let off now?:ha: Friends again, all???:ha:

Bananaman88
06-12-2009, 12:17 PM
Tog- I don't think anyone was upset with you. OK, I was. Wanna fight??? Of course we're all friends here!

tophersmith
06-12-2009, 12:30 PM
Tog,

U will always be my fellow cigar smoking, banana loving amigo.

Chris

ArchAngeL01
06-12-2009, 09:00 PM
someone around here is kissin butt LOL,no it's fine w/me dude, always friends with everyone, id be pretty shallow to not be a friend of someone coz they have a different veiw on a naner tree LOL

ArchAngeL01
06-15-2009, 01:12 AM
any large siams pix put there?

edd82
06-15-2009, 07:32 AM
Oh My, I saw this thread and thought i'd have a quick look as i've never really seen a Saim Ruby before. I totally loved the pics and thought i'd have a quick look in google (i'm at work so had to be quick). One of the first results was an e-bay seller selling one today!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, i've never seed one of these on uk e-bay whilst browsing nanas so for this very plant to be there, ready and waiting is a miracle. I also picked up a Musy Truly Tiny and a Musa Manii so i'm very, very happy. Awesome hobby!!!! :woohoonaner:

Glad you posted the thread Archangel :bananajoy:

stumpy4700
06-15-2009, 12:37 PM
This is the biggest mine got before the wind storm tore it apart..This was about 5 ft tall at the top of the emerging leaf.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=17981&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=17981)

john_ny
06-15-2009, 12:43 PM
Wow, Stump, that sure is/was purty. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

damaclese
06-15-2009, 05:59 PM
i have the red and the green one the green one is hard to grow

ArchAngeL01
06-15-2009, 11:57 PM
the red one grows really fast i got new leaves on both already and the larger one has a pup already !!!

ArchAngeL01
06-16-2009, 09:30 PM
how hardy? :?