Musa Red Iholene

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==Description== ==Description==

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Contents

Cultivar Name

Musa 'red iholene'

Synonyms

Pictures

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Description

One of the most ornamental of all banana plants, and this one bears fine-tasting fruit. This hawaiian cultivar has leaves that are burgundy colored on their lower surface to match the red-pink pseudostem. Being of a modest height, it is suited to both the landscape and greenhouse where it makes a beautiful specimen. The unripe fruit skin starts out pale yellow and should not be picked until it is very ripe. This is a close relative of musa 'White Iholene' and musa 'Ha'a' wich is the dwarf form of the 'Iholene' group.

  • Genetic Group -

Origin

Hawaii

  • Date realized in trade -

Usage

Desert banana: Fruit mature quickly

Flowering

  • Time To Bloom -
  • Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

  • Mature Height -

12-14 feet

  • Survival Zone -

8-10

  • Fruiting Zone -
  • Cold Hardiness -
  • Wind -

Wind tolerant

  • Sun -

Full sun

  • Taste Description -
  • Personal Notes -
  • Growth tips -

Known Afflictions

  • Pests -

Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes

  • Susceptible Diseases -

Panama disease and black sigatoka


  • Resistant Diseases -

Research Notes

  • Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:
  • Typical Price Range -

Members Growing This Banana

External

  • Sources
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