I think one of my Ice Cream's has a Flag!
 

I went out to water this evening and just happened to look up at my first Ice Cream. Looks like a flag, but don't want to get too excited until I know for sure. Although I did call my husband at work, and my best friend. You'd think I was having a baby. LOL! :kiteflyingnanergif:

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Though I have never sprouted a baby from my loins, he he, i'm sure the excitement of finding out your banana is going to fruit is comparable to finding out your pregnant when your as big a banana nut as we are! :choochoo:

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Lets see some pics.

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Yea lets see 'em

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I took some pics this evening, and will go out in the morning and take some more. I hope she is not just tricking me with some smaller, different looking leaf. :06:
The temps are really noticably cooler this evening. Hoping this will help and not hinder the "maybe" flower!
BTW, you can easily tell who your REAL friends are by how they react to your enthusiasm towards your banana plants. LOL!!!

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I am so jealous! My Ice Cream is out my back window, Im looking at it as I speak, growing tall and wonderful. Each leaf that pokes out the top is scrutinized to see if it could POSSIBLY be a flag leaf....post some pics so I can live vicariously thru you!

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Congrats!!Hope that's what it is Anna!!!!:2208: Make sure you try get us a photo tomorrow!!




Frank

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Alright, so just that you all know that I don't know anything. What exactly might a flag leaf look like? :bungejumpnaner: :bungejumpnaner:

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Here's one !!!!Mike


Frank

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As I pulled in my driveway this morning I noticed one of my Namwa's ( I think that's what they are) has a flower and another one has a flag leaf. This means that I will for sure have at least 8 bunches this year, although I do expect at least 3 more before winter hits. Guess I better start making moonshine!

As it stands now I'll for sure have 3 bunches of Apples, 1 Jamaican Red, 1 Dwarf Brazillian? ( I think) , and 3 Namwas. :woohoonaner:

I'm hoping for two more reds and at least one Ice Cream before winter, and if we have a mild winter I may see a flag from my Pisang Klotek about mid winter.

So what the dealio Anna? You got a flag or no?

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Totally awesome Mitchel!!! Major Congrats!!! :bananarow:

(I just love all these Icons!)

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Now I think this is a smaller leaf "announcing" the Flag. There is definitely something going on here!

I posted two pics in my gallery. It is growing quickly. I must have gone out there at least, five times today to check. :-)

More pics tomorrow...

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Thanks Frank! But I'm not sure that it looks much different than any of the other leaves. Is it because you've been getting big leaves and then all of a sudden you get a small one? Is that a flag leaf?

Anna, if I had a flower coming out of any of my bananas, I'd be telling everyone in sight. And for sure, I'd make a mental list of those who said Wonderful! and those who said uh-huh.

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Congrats Anna,

Neat feeling huh?

A Flag leaf is just a real short leaf and usually pretty thick. I starts opening at about 2 ft from the pseudostem. Once you see one or two, you will know exactly what we mean.

I had an almost BETTER surprise yesterday while walking around checking out stuff after all these recent FL rains. Pups are cool, flag leafs are cool, BUT 2 new shoots about 3 inches tall on my Bambusa Lako (black clumping tropical bamboo) is REALLY exciting.

Terry

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I have also found that the flag leafs tend to be sort of flat at the end, more like a paddle. :raftingnaner:

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Got a new shoot on my Lako yesterday or so, too. :hiddenbanana:
It's about twice the girth of the other shoots. This one is aiming high!
Congrats on your TWO!

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Do you guys have a good source for your black bamboo? I have been to and bought from Bamboo Headquarters in Vista Ca. and the place is awesome! They have a website too.

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The interesting thing about the Ice Cream, I think, is that I didn't notice the Flag because I've only had the Orinoco's bloom. Since the Flag and bloom are so high up, it's very easy to see. The Ice Cream has pups that were hiding the Flag from me. :-)

Mitchel - can we grow that black bamboo out here? Sounds very interesting!

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This is tropical bamboo and will not take any cold weather like most of the temperate bamboo will. But the temperate are runners and the tropical are clumpers.

I got mine from a local grower who sells on the web (also e-bay) under www.tropicalbamboo.com. Lots of nice pics and descriptions.

Lako isn't cheap. I paid more for this than what Ae-Ae go for.

Congrats Jarred on your lako shoot. This make 4 shoots on mine since the first of the year. I'm thrilled with that. These new ones are also a lot thicker, about the diameter of my thumb. It took about a year for it to get settled in again.

Terry

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Mitchel, I got mine from a seller on Ebay. Can't remember who, though I can look it up. Like Terry said, it was quite pricy. This is the Bambusa Lako, not the other black Phyllostachys Nigra.

I was driving around my neighborhood the other day and came across a nursery mixed in with some houses back in the countryside that was set back a bit, but I could see they had a huge stockpile of tons of kinds of boos. There was a sign on the fence, Bamboo Unlimited
It looked like they had a few kinds of black bamboo, one nice one was lining their driveway. On page 3 of this pdf is their listing.
http://www.doacs.state.fl.us/pi/plan...orts/b_nsy.pdf
I've used this pdf series to find other folks, and visit them too. Sometimes you can match up an ebay seller name with a co. name. ;)

Looks like there's a few listed now on ebay, though. Starting at $25! I've never seen them that low.. looks like a deal.

http://search.ebay.com/lako%20bambusa

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That's a really nice looking Boo! Since we have totally hijacked poor Annas thread I'll share my garden find from yesterday. I have been waiting a full year for this Passiflora Alata "Ruby Glow" to flower and it finally did!

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Taken this evening! :2791:

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CONGRATS ANNA!!!:2236:


Frank

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Thanks, Frank! I run out there several times a day to check on it. :)

I've only had Orinoco blooms, so this is a real treat!

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Yes, your nanner is definitely preggers. Congrats! Looking forward to seeing more pics of it developing...

Be well,
Mike

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Awesome Anna! I'm still waiting for mine to bloom. It had a rough winter plus a lot of pup removal. I think after I harvest it I'm going to remove it and the pups while my wife is at work. :ha: She says she loves to see it when she pulls up at night but I have others I'd rather plant in it's place. :bananarow:

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Hmmmm.... something is very wrong with that last post. The wife loves it but you would dig it up??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sounds wrong to me!!! :)
On the other hand, then you would have pups to sell and I could buy them!

LOL! My husband ignores the yard so much that I had to show him my gallery pics here so he could see how much the nana plants have grown. Oh, and the soon to be IC bloom. And you'd think he'd maybe notice that the lawn is being taken over by banana plants! :volleyballnaner:

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Shows you how nanner-stupid I am, that just looks like a regular leaf to me. Ill just have to wait for the updated pictures, which you will hopefully (please!) provide. Now you have me checking my ice cream nanner every....oh 10 minutes or so...

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I've already been out looking at it twice this morning. :)

I'm going to take more pictures later in the day. It's really starting to show up well now.

Better picture!
 

Halo,
this one shows it emerging...

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Oh Anna Banana how utterly deliciously gorgeous. Oh wow.....(running outside in the dark with a flashlight to look at my Ice Cream again....):2742:

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Hey Anna, is this your first flag leaf for any of your nanners? I think that is way cool. Will you let it go dormant before winter or continue to let it grow? I just wish I could get any of mine to grow more than 3 or 4 feet. Just bought a greenhouse and I can't believe the difference of how the air feels inside the house as opposed to outside. How ofter should I let the air vent in order to release the oxygen and allow more CO2?

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Your venting concern should be about keeping the greenhouse from over-heating. The very organic soil that the plants are growing in release more than enough CO2 to make the nanners happy.

Cheers,
Mike

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Hi imdocrob,

I have had Orinoco blooms and nanners. But this with the IC's is very exciting as I have had so many people, including local nurseries, tell me that we can't grow edible bananas here! I've actually had two landscaping companies out to work on our sprinkler system who had no idea there were other banana plants besides Orinocos.

I started a new thread for my IC since this one is getting a bit long... :)

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Way to go Anna! Great Job.

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Thanks Anna!!!!
Now I have Banana Envy!!! LOL.. That is awsome Congrats!!!
I just went under the house just to make sure mine were doing alright...Spring is a long time away for us.. I will just have to lust over yours till then...:2726:
Kylie

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Hi AnnaJW,

I think it would be a very educational if you can post the pictures which show the progression of Ice Cream flowering. Something like a daily picture snapshot.
Congrats!

-Simon

Current Ice Cream banana pic
 

:bananarow:

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Nice picture Anna :0521: