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island cassie
07-27-2009, 09:09 PM
This was sold to me locally as a ladyfinger type and is now flowering for the first time. The plant is tall and mostly green (please don't let it be an orinoco). The bud is huge - bigger that any others I have and the plant has no black at all on the stem.
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19836&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19836&ppuser=628)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19943&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19943&ppuser=628)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19945&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19945&ppuser=628)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=19944&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=19944&ppuser=628)

Marvin
07-31-2009, 02:14 PM
Aloha Cassie (from our Island ... to yours)

There are many banana varieties "referred to" as Lady Finger, mostly because of the finger size. However, underdeveloped (not enough food and/or lacking adequate water) can result in smaller sized fingers.

Yet, there is a cultivar (I do not know the botanical name) that is generally considered the usually referred to Lady Finger. It reaches 12'-15' at maturity. You'll just to have to wait and see ...

Marvin

island cassie
08-01-2009, 05:28 PM
Thanks Marvin - I have an actual lady finger that I am waiting to fruit - but this plant is huge both in the bud and plant. Lots of suspense waiting to see how it developes - interestingly the leaves seem to have a gold margin to them which none of my others have. Is this significant? who knows!

MediaHound
08-01-2009, 05:52 PM
Orinoco female flowers have more purple in them, feel good about ruling that out.

I posted some closeups of the flowers of the ladyfinger I was growing a few years ago here: http://www.bananas.org/f2/ladyfinger-blooming-pics-2048.html
http://www.bananas.org/../gallery/watermark.php?file=4818&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4818)

http://www.bananas.org/../gallery/watermark.php?file=4819&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4819)

http://www.bananas.org/../gallery/watermark.php?file=4821&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4821)

http://www.bananas.org/../gallery/watermark.php?file=4823&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4823)


Whatever you have, they're probably gonna be good :)

MediaHound
08-01-2009, 05:53 PM
Here's an Orinoco flower pic of your very own Cassie -
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=9616&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=9616&si=orinoco flower&perpage=12)

MediaHound
08-01-2009, 05:54 PM
I can taste the nectar from here on all those pics :)

island cassie
08-04-2009, 10:51 PM
Hey Jarred - you are so kind!!

Now that I have the original ice cream/blue java in flower again, as well as this newcomer -they look the same so perhaps I have sourced one locally!! They have the same gold-rimmed leaves.

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20492&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20492&ppuser=628)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20493&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20493&ppuser=628)

http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20495&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20495&ppuser=628)

Another monster bunch - so far 15 hands of 18 fingers - and counting. Sheesh! must be an ice cream - nothing else does so well

stumpy4700
08-05-2009, 04:16 AM
Whatever it is I'm envious......Congrats

CValentine
08-05-2009, 04:29 AM
Abosolutly beautiful Island Cassie!!! :) ~CHeryl

Dalmatiansoap
08-05-2009, 06:10 AM
Amazing :)
What cameras U guys use to get such pix??
Im so jealous
:woohoonaner:

Jack Daw
08-05-2009, 06:31 AM
Amazing :)
What cameras U guys use to get such pix??
Im so jealous
:woohoonaner:
Tropical sony. ;)

island cassie
08-05-2009, 07:34 AM
Ante - we use a Canon Powershot - and often from the top of a ladder! lol!

Dalmatiansoap
08-05-2009, 07:38 AM
OK Cassie
Thanks on info!
Now ,
I allready have top of a ladders just need that Canon Powershot and of course flowering Ice Cream :ha::ha::ha::ha:
:woohoonaner: