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Old 01-04-2010, 08:47 AM   #13 (permalink)
Steve L
 
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Default Re: newbie banana ID (w/ mysterious substance)

I don't see any heliconia and the bloom looks more like the Strelitzia Reginae; Orange Bird of Paradise. It's covered in soft scale and probably has not formed all the way. I believe it's a combination planting of the orange and white bird of paradise.

Steve
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