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bigdog · 07-29-2008, 08:56 PM

LOL, do I ever have seedlings! 48 of them as of yesterday (Musa banksii, that is).

Leu Gardens in Orlando has this species growing there, but their plant has a maroon/purple bud. The variety we have has the more normal yellow-green bud. I have seen recent published material that Musa acuminata subsp. banksii will soon become its own species, because of genetic analysis.

I don't have the slightest hope of this one being cold-hardy, so I have no idea what I'm going to do with 48 seedlings, lol.

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