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We got 3 onrnicos from Jarred in Dec., nice corms. Two of them now have black petioles, while other is all green!


Will take more pictures tomorrow as they have gotten darker:02:
Excuse raised bed thats not finished, between rain and work no time to finish it.:0519:

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awesome nanas. if all the beds were done we would have nothing to do. i still have 3 that need to be finished, maybe one day.

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Sorry
Was able to take picture other day, just not enough time to post them!

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Wow, that's a nice one.

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Never seen an Orinico that was black!?

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Yea thats why posted the photos, wonder if Jarred sent wrong plants by mistake or we have a problem? Coz 2 of the 3 are doing that.

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That's no Orinoco! Maybe he sent you some black balbisianas by mistake.

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Could it also be Ele Ele? Not an Orinoco....

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Definately not orinoco - but what a beauty - lucky you!!

Cassie

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Lucky you, you get a banana that is much rarer than the orinoco.

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That looks like a BB to me. Could be a Ele Ele too, looks like my BB.

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Had wondered about both of those varieties as well.

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Thats pretty crazy. Quite certain those were Orinoco that I sent you, I have never had a mixup and am extremely careful.
I did not have corms of BB to mail out back in November (mailed your plants Nov 20th) and I did not have Ele Ele corms to mail out either.
I sent you the Elephant Ears and the Ginger in one box and the corms in another, that I remember.
And all the corms I mailed out in that massive Orinoco sale I had were from Orinoco plants I had growing here that I needed to clear and make more room.
I didn't have Ele Ele pups nor Black Balbisiana (Black Thai) pups at that time.

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Dibs on the first pup though.
If that plant sets fruit and its seedless (should be, considering), you have a real winner.
Seems something shocked them and they've morphed is my best guess and explanation.

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D&T, How does the leaf color compare to the Orinoco's. If it's a BB the leaves should have a bluish tint to them and the base of the leaf should not follow the petioles but curve around and run into them on the sides (Indicitive of Balbisiana).

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Cool...... mean a new name?

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D & T, that fertilizer you are using ... it's uranium oxide?

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Used some K-grow got years ago just few times since December.

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It's Banana Twilight Zone!!!

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I don't think there are any banana diseases that look like that either, so you might have a cool new type of naner on your hands.