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m6a6r6ie
07-29-2009, 02:22 PM
HI
I have repotted my Burmese Blue Bananas plant in a bigger pot.
During the winter months it sits in front of a bay windows in my dining room as shown in the picture(the mess is from moving things around while I pull up the old carpet)......
Can be seen in the photo gallery...
This is the only light it gets is sun light and maybe light from the hanging dining room light.
And if I can get the plant and pot(HA) outside during the warmer months it get more sun.
So you can grow nice big plants with only using natural,sun,window light.
Can be done...
Now to get it to bloom and to get fruit that would be neven greater.
IMG_0052 5.jpg
Thanks
Christina
Raules
07-29-2009, 08:32 PM
Burmese Blue Banana, a kind of Musa itinerans, if I am not mistaken ..
LilRaverBoi
07-29-2009, 11:14 PM
Very nice! I grew naners in my south-facing window of my room for years when I was living back home in Iowa (I'm from Mount Vernon, IA). They actually do pretty well....especially if you're far enough north that the sun shines in better in the winter. Now that I'm in Missouri, I've definitely noticed the difference in the angle of the sun year round....I'm surprised it's that noticeably different only 5 hours south of my home.
Thanks for sharing the pics/story!
Hope all is well in Iowa...I'll be back in three years!!
Bananaman88
07-30-2009, 06:27 AM
What was your source of this plant? 'Burmese Blue' is indeed a subspecies of Musa itinerans, but from what I gather, the real 'Burmese Blue' isn't available in the trade. I thought I'd bought one of these once as well about 3 yrs. ago. Turned out to be M. itinerans ssp. itinerans.
CValentine
08-06-2009, 11:11 AM
Well,
Whatever the heck it is...I have it labeled as Burmese Blue, LOL!!
I am banking on it being a Musa itinerans var guangdongensis!!
(I now have been officailly reading too much in this Forum...I am turning into...BANANA NERD):D
It is a beautiful plant...we will see what happens...
Thank You Christina!!! It is a beautiful banana plant!! :) ~Cheryl & the Kids
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20546&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20546)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20549&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20549)
jayconnor
08-06-2009, 12:07 PM
I also have banana tree in a pot.
In winter times the sun rases from front an sets in the back, so I
drag my tree all the way from my living room bow window in to my kitchen.
Annoying, but at list tree lives. :birthdaynana:
Rmplmnz
08-06-2009, 10:38 PM
HI
I have repotted my Burmese Blue Bananas plant in a bigger pot.
During the winter months it sits in front of a bay windows in my dining room as shown in the picture(the mess is from moving things around while I pull up the old carpet)......
Can be seen in the photo gallery...
This is the only light it gets is sun light and maybe light from the hanging dining room light.
And if I can get the plant and pot(HA) outside during the warmer months it get more sun.
So you can grow nice big plants with only using natural,sun,window light.
Can be done...
Now to get it to bloom and to get fruit that would be neven greater.
IMG_0052 5.jpg
Thanks
Christina
Wow..that plant looks so small until you click on the pic..nice job...you would easily get ornatas (I know..fruit..fruit) to bloom in a pot like that.
m6a6r6ie
08-10-2009, 08:47 PM
Hi
Cheryl
I'm glad it made it there OK.
It looks really good.
Enjoy your banana plant.
Thanks
Christina
Well,
Whatever the heck it is...I have it labeled as Burmese Blue, LOL!!
I am banking on it being a Musa itinerans var guangdongensis!!
(I now have been officailly reading too much in this Forum...I am turning into...BANANA NERD):D
It is a beautiful plant...we will see what happens...
Thank You Christina!!! It is a beautiful banana plant!! :) ~Cheryl & the Kids
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20546&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20546)http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=20549&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=20549)
hammer
08-10-2009, 11:49 PM
Is it true that Burmese blue will not fruit in a pot i seen this on garden webb.
Bananaman88
08-11-2009, 06:30 AM
I think the true BB gets rather large, so I wouldn't doubt that it would be tough to fruit in a pot. I was hoping that BigDog would check this thread out and give us his opinion on your plant. I'm pretty sure that I've read a post either by him or Gabe stating that the true BB isn't readily available here.
Rmplmnz
08-11-2009, 06:59 AM
Has anyone ever seen BB fruit? If so I am sure it does not look anything like the famous single pic that is so well circulated on the internet.
damaclese
08-11-2009, 07:39 AM
I was helping Scot ship all those plants and he had many M. itinerans ssp. itinerans. I'm not saying it is but it looks suspiciously like the plants i was handling with its skinny stems and long thin elegant leafs even the color is similar
I was under the impression the BB has a waxy bloom on its stems can any one confirm that
CValentine
08-11-2009, 08:59 AM
:lurk: Watching with interest while the experts do their thing..... :lurk:
CValentine
09-01-2009, 06:57 PM
My Burmese Blue....(and friends)...:)
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=22041&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=22041)
Still growing good!! :) ~Cheryl
CValentine
10-30-2009, 04:34 AM
Near two monthes later...
Have only used fert. once. (Last Week) :) ~Cheryl
http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=25914&size=1 (http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=25914)
LilRaverBoi
10-31-2009, 12:45 PM
Very nice, Cheryl! Quite the growth in 2 months! Impressive!
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