mrbungalow

I am starting to realize sikkimensis is a complicated species too. For example: Less than 2 years ago, I was convinced musa sikkimensis "red tiger" was the same thing as regular sikkimensis. After seeing the two side by side from seedling to large plant I had to admit that they had certain differing features in addition to colour. These were not just two individual plants side by side, but groups of atleast 20 plants of each side by side.

Since sikkimensis makes such viable seeds with the "Champa" cultivar (known as "helen"), who knows what's possible? On background of this I am guessing sikkimensis can hybridize easily, but I think Gabe knows more about that subject.

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