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MediaHound 07-26-2008 11:23 AM

African Rhino Horn blooming! Pic intense.
 
This plant came to me as my first attempt to obtain RajaPuri.
Obviously it is not a RajaPuri and now that it's bloomed, the mystery is over!






























I waited patiently for two years to find out what this was!





Hope you enjoy the pics.

Nancy 07-26-2008 11:27 AM

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Wow -- great pictures! The fruit looks absolutely huge.

MediaHound 07-26-2008 11:30 AM

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Thanks Nancy!
They are, its hard to catch it with the camera. In person they are pretty stunning!

What was interesting was it only produced one hand of fruits.
I hope to update the thread with more pics when they plump up a bit more.

MediaHound 07-26-2008 11:40 AM

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I have a couple corms available here if anyone wants:
African Rhino Horn Banana Plants Available For Sale

Richard 07-26-2008 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by MediaHound (Post 46423)
I have a couple corms available here if anyone wants:
African Rhino Horn Banana Plants Available For Sale

How tall would you guess they get in San Diego?

Taylor 07-26-2008 11:45 AM

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Wow!

MediaHound 07-26-2008 11:48 AM

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This plant bloomed with 6.5' of pseudostem here in S. Florida.

Gabe15 07-26-2008 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by MediaHound (Post 46422)

What was interesting was it only produced one hand of fruits.
I hope to update the thread with more pics when they plump up a bit more.

Nice Jared. This cultivar is pretty much the only true Horn Plantain in the states, there are many different varieties in Africa however. They are characterized by being a true plantain banana that produces only 1 hand of fruit and no male bud. Other varieties of plantain bananas can be False Horn, French Horn or French.

MediaHound 07-26-2008 12:21 PM

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And here's some closeups of the lack of male bud, pics taken just now. The other pics were a couple days old. Update of the fruits as well.










MediaHound 07-26-2008 12:22 PM

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Remember, you can click any pic to see the larger version.
Click it once to go to the gallery, then click it again for the big version.

MediaHound 07-26-2008 02:29 PM

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Here's a video I took a few days ago as well, hope you enjoy!

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Taylor 07-26-2008 02:32 PM

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Very nice!

buzzybee 07-26-2008 02:42 PM

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Your video is so cool! What state do you live in? Beautiful plant!:woohoonaner:

paula 07-26-2008 02:52 PM

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Great video. Waiting for my banana to bloom.
I don't what kind it is yet thanks.

Ahava 07-26-2008 02:55 PM

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Wow congrats! All the pics and the video are quite lovely. It must feel good to find out what it finally is.

momoese 07-26-2008 04:10 PM

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That really cool Jarred! The fruits look very pale in color, and it's even more interesting that there is no male bud.

Dean W. 07-26-2008 05:02 PM

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Nice, Jarred, I wish I had one. :woohoonaner:

Bananaman88 07-26-2008 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Gabe15 (Post 46427)
Nice Jared. This cultivar is pretty much the only true Horn Plantain in the states, there are many different varieties in Africa however. They are characterized by being a true plantain banana that produces only 1 hand of fruit and no male bud. Other varieties of plantain bananas can be False Horn, French Horn or French.

Interesting...any idea why there is no male bud present in this cultivar? Also, what would make it only produce one hand of fruit? Does it have something to do with it's genetics?

Gabe15 07-26-2008 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Bananaman88 (Post 46466)
Interesting...any idea why there is no male bud present in this cultivar? Also, what would make it only produce one hand of fruit? Does it have something to do with it's genetics?

Thats just what Horn Plantains do...its 100% because of its genetics, because...thats what they do. Edible bananas don't need male flowers, so whenever they lost the male flowers along the line of evolution and selection, it was no consequence that they were absent, so they kept on going. Having one hand is also not a problem, and since Horn Plantains usually make big fruit, you still get a decent amount of food from one hand, so there was no reason to stop cultivating.

MediaHound 07-26-2008 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by buzzybee (Post 46442)
Your video is so cool! What state do you live in? Beautiful plant!:woohoonaner:

Thanks!
I'm in Florida!
:waving:


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