Musa Violacea

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	==Pictures==		==Pictures==
		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=1681&si=violacea&what=allfields http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=1681&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=265 jmilligan1976])
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		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4170&si=violacea&what=allfields http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4170&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=265 jmilligan1976])
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		+	[http://www.bananas.org/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=4169&si=violacea&what=allfields http://www.bananas.org/gallery/watermark.php?file=4169&size=1&filefix=.jpg]
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		+	(credit [http://www.bananas.org/member.php?u=265 jmilligan1976])
	==Description==		==Description==
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		+	It is said to be a hybrid between Musa Flaviflora and Musa Velutina.
		+	It can grow to a height of 6 feet but it can flower at 3 feet.
	*Genetic Group -		*Genetic Group -
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	===Usage===		===Usage===
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		+	Ornamental
	==Flowering==		==Flowering==
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	==Cultivation==		==Cultivation==
-	*Mature Height -	+	*Mature Height - 4' in pots or 6' in the ground.
-	*Survival Zone -	+	6 feet
-	*Fruiting Zone -	+	*Survival Zone - This species has overwintered in zone 9 with no protection in the ground and in pots for me. Seems to favor 50% shaded settings and is quick to send up 5 or 6 pups.
-	*Cold Hardiness -	+	9-11
-	*Wind -	+	*Fruiting Zone - Not edible but seeded which is how I started my plants.
-	*Sun -	+	*Cold Hardiness - I would bet that this banana could handle zone 7 and 8 with protection easily. It is even a bit more frost tolerant than many larger species commonly grown.
-	*Taste Description -	+	*Wind - Does not shread, mostly due to size and slender leaves.
-	*Personal Notes -	+	*Sun - 50% shade prefered.
-	*Growth tips -	+	*Taste Description - N/A
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		+	*Personal Notes - A beautiful pink flower that is easy to achieve even in short seasons in a pot. There is a good chance of having pups of the parent plant flower in the same year the parent plant does!
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		+	*Growth tips - Easy to grow. Get some seeds and let em go.
	===Known Afflictions===		===Known Afflictions===
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	*Susceptible Diseases -		*Susceptible Diseases -
-	*Resistant Diseases -	+	*Resistant Diseases -
	==Research Notes==		==Research Notes==
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	===Members Growing This Banana===		===Members Growing This Banana===
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Contents 1 Species Name 1.1 Synonyms 2 Pictures 3 Description 3.1 Origin 3.2 Usage 4 Flowering 5 Cultivation 5.1 Known Afflictions 6 Research Notes 6.1 Members Growing This Banana 7 External

Species Name

Musa Violacea

Synonyms

Pictures

(credit jmilligan1976)

(credit jmilligan1976)

(credit jmilligan1976)

Description

It is said to be a hybrid between Musa Flaviflora and Musa Velutina. It can grow to a height of 6 feet but it can flower at 3 feet.

• Genetic Group -

Origin

• Date realized in trade -

Usage

Ornamental

Flowering

• Time To Bloom -

• Time To Harvest -

Cultivation

• Mature Height - 4' in pots or 6' in the ground.

6 feet

• Survival Zone - This species has overwintered in zone 9 with no protection in the ground and in pots for me. Seems to favor 50% shaded settings and is quick to send up 5 or 6 pups.

9-11

• Fruiting Zone - Not edible but seeded which is how I started my plants.

• Cold Hardiness - I would bet that this banana could handle zone 7 and 8 with protection easily. It is even a bit more frost tolerant than many larger species commonly grown.

• Wind - Does not shread, mostly due to size and slender leaves.

• Sun - 50% shade prefered.

• Taste Description - N/A

• Personal Notes - A beautiful pink flower that is easy to achieve even in short seasons in a pot. There is a good chance of having pups of the parent plant flower in the same year the parent plant does!

• Growth tips - Easy to grow. Get some seeds and let em go.

Known Afflictions

• Pests -

• Susceptible Diseases -

• Resistant Diseases -

Research Notes

• Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:

• Typical Price Range -

Members Growing This Banana

External

• Links

  (Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: International Banana Society)

• Sources