Musa banksii flowering
 

Our Musa banksii is flowering, actually the 2 big stems are both flowering. This grows well but doesn't sucker heavily.

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

Eric,

Congrats, on your flowering Musa banksii. :waving:

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

lovely flower and congrats!:2767:

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

Well done. Enjoy the fruit.

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

thanks for the pic and what a nice bunch of nanas you have going love the spanish moss afect! really lends an air of sothern charm to the place

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

congrats!! its a beautiful flower!@:D

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

Glad you all enjoyed it. It is growing under the high canopy of a southern live oak that is loaded with Spanish Moss.

:aliennaner:

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

Do they get seeds in the fruit?:colorwoot:

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

I have some seeds of Banksii in the prop at the moment. Been in erlands soak method for two weeks prior. Fingers crossed they will germinate as they were very fresh seeds.

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

Mark, Thanks for answering my question. Now I know they can be grown from seed. :golfingbanana:

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

hey guys and gals i just got 10 Ensete ventricosum seeds do you all think its to late in the year to start them and if i can whats the best way to germinate them? by the way all defanatly have some to trade sell later this year if any ones interested

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

Very nice. :rollerbananadone:

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

Great Pic! Congrats !!!! I just love Spanish moss also...
Kylie

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

Great plant Eric - nice picture too!!

Cassie

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

Very nice! I don't care how many pictures I see of banana flowers, every one I see makes me more and more hooked. I found a discarded 20 gal aquarium today. God must be telling me to germinate more seeds, right???? Also found a 3 gallon clear plastic jug that's shaped like a barrel - hmmm, terrarium - I think so.

Hey Pauly, did you see what he said about being under an Oak tree....? This might just give us the edge when the heat of the summer cooks the trees without some sort of protection. Might also help block the wind a bit if strategically placed.

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

Hopefully with 2 inflorescences going I can get some viable seed from this.

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

good luck finding a Oak tree here mabe down in old town but they dont do all that well there is a nativ Oak but its called a scrub Oak and only gets about 5 to 10 ft tall the leafs are quite tinny mabe only 1/2" acrost shade is always a problim here in vegas other hot citys seam to understand the need for it but for some reason in Vegas no one gets it

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

Hey Eric, I was just wondering what your source was for your original Musa banksii plant? The bud on yours is a very dark purple/maroon color. The pics I have seen online of Musa banksii have yellow-green buds, but I have seen references to "some forms" having the purple or maroon buds.

By the way, did you ever get seeds? Musa banksii has basal hermaphrodite flowers, so you should get some without another flower open.

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

I have now got 7 seedlings of banksii growing away nicely in the prop. Just need to keep them going. ( see gallery)

Re: Musa banksii flowering
 

btw, I love the oak tree with all the spanish moss on the picture! it looks really amazing!