Musa Velutina
 

My bananas right now:

One in flower:


And one with ripe bananas:


Both indoors facing north, with extra fluorescent light.

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Hi Zaxxon,

Great photos. From which country in Europe do you come from?

Best wishes,
Markus

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Sweden

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WOW
that is great.May I ask you how old the plant is and if you started it from a seed or a pup?

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the plants were started from seeds about 3 years ago. I've managed to get seeds to germinate in moist cotton. Then transplanted the seeds to soil immediately after. the one which flowered last summer is now cut down and a new pup is now sprouting.

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are the fruits just for show??i know they are seeded..but can you still eat what little fruit might be left??was thinking about getting a couple,but i like fruit i can eat..thanks

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it was so many seeds in them, that it was impossible to eat anything.

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where did you get the seeds from i was thinking of buying some but then i read that they have very low germination rates so i dropped the idea but your post has motivated me to try once again.
thanks

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I bought the seeds from Frö, Frön & Fröer - Impecta Fröhandel and Vägg i Vägg, two Swedish sites. I had 30 seeds an I got two to germinate, efter five weeks in moist cotton.

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thanks zaxxon,
I would first need to learn schwedish to order from there...lol. I hope you generally don't throw the banana plant after it has fruited out from your window like the swedes do to a christmas tree:ha:
regards
sups

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Last year there was a Musa laterita blooming in my greenhouse.

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Nice, did it set seed?

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No it didn´t. It was flowering in autumn and I had to overwinter it cool and dark.
I think this was the reason.

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Wow the plants are looking really healthy and you don't seem to have any problems with spider mites neither. By the way, is that a naranjilla to the left in the top picture? ;)