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bigdog · 05-26-2008, 06:18 PM

Ken Sheperd was also successful with Musa. basjoo x M. velutina I believe, or maybe that was Simmonds.

I would love to see a hybrid with M. itinerans! The biggest drawback with M. itinerans is the traveling habit, so keeping it contained to a bed can prove difficult (especially because it send runners DEEP!). I think M. itinerans is a vastly more attractive banana than M. basjoo, but maybe that's just because it is still so new in cultivation and exciting to grow.

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