crusader657

Hi everyone.
Early this year (2024) I bought a couple of Musa Velutina plugs through an online seller I know from a Facebook bananas group. They had proper colour printed factory labels and the seller has a great reputation for being 100% thorough and professional.

However, the plants have darker leaves, glossy, strong and coloured exactly like Red Bengal. They are utterly exquisite.

At this point I should mention that I spent quite a while trying to start a Bananas photo album as instructed, but the machinery did not like the format (iPhone photos) and rejected it. If it would not let me open an album using iPhone Photos then something must be temporarily on the blink.


Anyway, my question is, has anyone else in the UK this year had exactly the same plant label mix-up happen - a Velutina turning into Red Bengal? I'm thinking maybe somebody in a tissue culture lab inadvertently mislabeled a batch of plants, leading to quite a bit of confusion amongst buyers.

The happy upshot is I couldn't imagine enjoying a Velutina the way I'm enjoying these superbly-marked bananas, so am delighted. I just wanted to see if this had been a widespread occurrence.

I'll attempt a photo upload again soon when hopefully the glitch has resolved itself. All the best everyone.

all43

Reduce the picture upload size to 2mb or below hopefully you will be able to upload after that!

crusader657

Thank you for your kind advice Ali43. I'm usually ok with techy stuff and will often Google a means to solve these problems, but in this case the machinery tells me that the 'format' is wrong. I spent two hours Googling and trying to figure this out, but got nowhere - it's extremely frustrating. Converting a IMI 'photos' file to JPEG is not within the ability of the average banana plant lover, and every bit of advice I found referred to things my Macbook Pro and iPhone do not possess, or have a different name.

I can't figure out why it would be so difficult to just upload a photo - I manage it with just about every other site that has the option to upload pictures. It's genuinely pivotal here with queries of this nature, but unless you are techy enough to reduce file sizes and change formats you're sunk. The machinery here just obstinately tells you time after time that your format is wrong, with no helpful tips on how to resolve the issue. Eventually I gave up in sheer anger. It should not be like that. Thank you again though mate.

all43

I was on the look out for a velutina earlier this year as non of my pups survived after the main plant flowered and fruited, I don't have a Facebook account but my daughters do, would you mind either posting a link up or PM me the seller?

Thanks

Gregnew

I have not yet encountered such

Gregnew

I am pleased to know that i am not the only one who encountered the same

crusader657

Hi Greg, I'm thinking you mean with regard to trying to upload photos rather than receiving mis-labeled Velutinas? Yes, I reckon it may be that the technology here is getting a bit elderly, but that was all I could come up with - I've no solution to the problem. Dave.

cincinnana

Sounds like a win.
The color will enhance as they mature.

Those plants add wonderful tropical color for that special place in the garden>

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all43

Picked up a Velutina a couple of days ago from 'big plant nursery' in west Sussex just incase you are still looking.

crusader657

Excellent! Nature has conspired to make so many baby musas look like the same strain, so it's bound to happen, but I've never enjoyed the result of such a mix-up so much! Happy days.