Musa Sumatrana X Gran Nain (cross)
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Cultivar Name
Musa sumatrana (Gran Nain Cross)
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Synonyms
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Pictures
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Description
This is a very unusual hybrid with the coloring of the sumatrana and the grow habit of the 'Gran Nain'. The plant is short and stout 7-10 feet, with wide maroon variegated leaves that make it a prized landscape specimen. Has small seedless fruit.
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Origin
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Usage
Type desert and ornamental
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Flowering
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Cultivation
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7-10 feet
- Survival Zone -
9-10
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- Wind -
Wind tolerant
- Sun -
Full sun not less than 30% shade Grows best above 65F
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Leaves can droop under the midday sun and heat, a little shade at this time can remedy this.
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Known Afflictions
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Borers, grasshoppers and root nematodes
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Panama disease and black sigatoka
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Research Notes
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Members Growing This Banana
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External
- Links
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