Possibly a flag leaf? - Page 3

CookieCows · 07-23-2008, 10:59 AM

Congrats!!!!!!

Yup I know it'll be the first thing you run to look at when you get home!!

Can't wait to see pictures!!

Deb

Dean W. · 07-23-2008, 11:10 AM

Congrats!

Bananaman88 · 07-23-2008, 01:27 PM

Congrats, SNC! You'll be surprised how much it will change in 3 days!

Bananaman88 · 07-24-2008, 12:53 PM

Update: I looked at my laterita (which now has about 6-8 pstems growing in the pot) when I got home yesterday and the largest pstem (about 5' tall) is setting a bud! Should be open in a couple more days. We're getting some rain from what's left of Dolly so that might slow it down a bit. I'll post a pic or two when I get a chance.

CookieCows · 07-24-2008, 01:48 PM

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Update: I looked at my laterita (which now has about 6-8 pstems growing in the pot) when I got home yesterday and the largest pstem (about 5' tall) is setting a bud! Should be open in a couple more days. We're getting some rain from what's left of Dolly so that might slow it down a bit. I'll post a pic or two when I get a chance.

I can't wait to see a picture! My pups are growing good and I think they'll get tall before the end of summer.

My bloom is still opening up layer after layer but the little yellow banana flowers.. don't know what to call them ... fall off after a little green base grows. The pups are outgrowing the mom so does that mean that she is spent and now living on through the pups or do ornamentals continue to live on after a bloom?

Deb

Bananaman88 · 07-24-2008, 04:27 PM

The little green bases you speak of are the bananas. They don't very big at all. Unfortunately, the mother plant dies in ornamentals just like an edible variety would. You'll have plenty of pups to replace her, trust me!

Taylor · 07-24-2008, 04:33 PM

Brent's right, and I think you are referring to the male flowers (the female flowers stay on- edibles and ornamentals)

paula · 07-30-2008, 10:18 AM

Could this be a flag leaf?

Bananaman88 · 07-30-2008, 01:18 PM

Sorry...I don't see any sign of a flag leaf. What you are seeing there is just the next leaf getting ready to unroll.

CookieCows · 07-30-2008, 01:24 PM

SNC would love to hear an update on your laterita!! How's the bloom looking?

Paula, mine came out like a little cone but that looks like a smaller leaf coming out. What kind of banana plant do you have there. I'm not experienced enough yet to just be able to tell by looking at it and I know someone else is probably going to be able to tell you exactly if you are close to having a flag leaf!

On the male and female flower subject.... if I have a male flower then does that mean that I may not get a female flower this time? My flower is still unraveling, petal by petal with the cone getting smaller and the yellow flowers that have the little nub of green banana continue to fall off.. green nub and all. I have 5 pups on it now also last I looked. They just sneak up on me when I'm least expecting it.

SNC... where are you?

Brent did you post a new pic of your laterita pups and I missed it?

Deb

Bananaman88 · 07-30-2008, 03:35 PM

No, I haven't had time to post the photo yet. I took some pics on Sat. just been too busy to post. I'll try to soon.

As for the flowers, you may be thinking of it wrong. Bananas aren't seperate male-female plants (dioecious) like some plants (persimmon, hollies, or osage orange for example); rather they have both male and female flowers on the same plant. In edible types, the first flowers you see, and the one's that produce the fruit, are female flowers. The ones that come along later and just fall off without forming fruit are the male flowers. That is why you hear people say you can cut the bud off once you stop getting fruit forming. Because the rest of the flowers will be male from that point on. It should be the same with the ornamental varieties such as Musa laterita, velutina, etc. Hope my explanation is clear.

Ahava · 07-30-2008, 03:47 PM

Congratulations. What a beautiful color! I bet the camera doesn't even do it justice. I bet it's so vibrant!

mskitty38583 · 07-30-2008, 04:35 PM

snc is on vacation till i think he said the 3rd of aug.

paula · 07-30-2008, 04:54 PM

cookiecows , I have no idea what it is .
Thats why I hoped it was a flag, so I could
find out. This is my third year so I was hoping,
Thanks any way.

mskitty38583 · 07-30-2008, 07:01 PM

it will look like an ear of corn...weird but thats how it looks to me. lol.

paula · 07-31-2008, 07:15 AM

Thanks,

I will keep waiting.

Bananaman88 · 08-02-2008, 06:13 PM

Here's my M. laterita. Still only one bloom at this point but it should start having blooms on the other pstems soon.

CookieCows · 08-02-2008, 06:20 PM

Nice!!!!

Dean W. · 08-02-2008, 07:41 PM

Nice photos, Brent!

Bananaman88 · 08-18-2008, 01:49 PM

Here is the latest pic of my M. laterita.

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