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Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 07-31-2012, 08:28 PM
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Posted By Nicolas Naranja
Re: Folded leafs

I just read over this:

The laminae of banana leaves fold in response to environmental stimuli. This movement does not reflect wilting of the leaf because if the leaf is excised and inverted, the...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 07-31-2012, 07:01 PM
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Posted By LilRaverBoi
Re: Folded leafs

Yeah, my plants have always done that during the hot part of the day, like Darkman stated, possibly to prevent sun-damage. No worries, they will fold back out in the evening. Even if they don't...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 07-30-2012, 06:55 PM
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Posted By Darkman
Re: Folded leafs

IMHO, they also do this to avoid sunscald. In my outside beds which are heavily irrigated they still fold up in the brightest hottest part of the day.
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 07-30-2012, 02:59 AM
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Posted By caliboy1994
Re: Folded leafs

It could be due to a lack of indoor humidity as well as the hot sunlight. That's how banana plants respond to low humidity and heat. Here in hot, dry Southern California, my banana plants' leaves...
Forum: Banana Plant Health And Maintenance Topics 07-29-2012, 04:32 PM
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Posted By alias
Re: Folded leafs

No biggy, the leafes will come to itself with time.
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