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To help you guys out of a dream: Musa basjoo 'Red'that is available here in Europe has nothing to do with basjoo, and has no basjoo-blood in it whatsoever. It is just a tropical species and won't even survive an unheated greenhouse.
From my point of view I think some people in some TC lab messed something up, and switched/mislabeled a batch. On progressing of growth someone saw red markings and must
have thought 'hey cool, a red mutant of Musa basjoo, lets try to TC that one even more!'.
I've read (on a German forum I believe) that it is sopposudly Musa rubra (Musa rubra).
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By accident, and considering Musa Rubra=Musa Dwarf Red, I have both species living in my little garden. Basjoo plant is slightly taller than the Dwarf plant. So here are some pics, to see for yourself. What do you think, I think Griphuz might have a point here
Basjoo Red:
Dwarf Red:
Basjoo Red:
Dwarf Red:
