Forum: Other Plants
10-28-2018, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 754
Re: Nepenthes Pitcher Plant
Thanks, cinc. and beam..
In the 60s and 70s, Nepenthes were almost impossible to buy in the USA. I saw a few plants at Chicago's Garfield Park Conservatory, which, at the time, was the largest...
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Forum: Member Introductions
09-05-2018, 03:12 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 850
Re: Aloha
They're wrong. Not even close. Those purplish pedicels are characteristic of Namwah and a few others. Sucrier group bananas such as Kluay Khai don't have that, and the stalk is a unique yellow-green...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-23-2018, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 593
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Forum: Cold Hardy Bananas
02-08-2017, 01:01 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,129
Re: Musa Basjoo breeding?
Some basic attempts were experimented with long ago by Norman Simmonds to investigate the relations among some different wild banana species. The results as I remember them were that it didn't cross...
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Forum: Banana Identification
12-12-2016, 03:20 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 3,858
Re: Thoughts on the ID of this beauty?
In the spirit of sharing knowledge and experience, and not just putting others down, I'd truly enjoy seeing some evidence of what you're trying to refute me on.
So please, for all of our benefit and...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
08-31-2016, 08:34 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,122
My YouTube Banana Videos
I consolidated the links here and will reply with updates in this thread. Enjoy.
Pink Bananas are Real - Musa Dasycarpa, Musa Velutina:
https://youtu.be/uFh5SAqbiJ8
Cavendish Banana, Brazilian...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
06-11-2016, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 1,290
Views: 150,300
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-13-2016, 12:08 AM
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Replies: 54
Views: 4,837
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
05-06-2016, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 1,655
Views: 191,651
Re: What's blooming in your garden? (bananas)
First African Rhino Horn. Just under a year to flower. This has been one I've waited on for years with a weak plant from Aloha Tropicals that still hasn't flowered. Got this one from a friend nearby...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-27-2016, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,651
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
04-26-2016, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 2,651
Re: Rare Fe'i rediscovered in Hawaii-by me!
Well the postscript to this is that I talked to the grower, who is from Pohnpei in Micronesia and got it from his sister, who presumably brought it from there. If that's true I'd guess Karat Kole...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-25-2016, 02:12 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 14,785
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
02-25-2016, 01:35 AM
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Replies: 100
Views: 14,785
Re: Notice Regarding Spam Posts
OK, I discovered a way to prune all threads by a specific user, and think I deleted all the spam posts in 15 minutes, lol.
For Mods, go to the forum where the offensive posts are, then click on...
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Forum: Main Banana Discussion
10-22-2015, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 39
Views: 3,383
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