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Today, I have expanded my collection with more than 33% (33.333333...% to be more precisely). :2709:

I got this pup on the far right from a really nice shopkeeper. From left to right: Musella lasiocarpa, Musa thomsonii, Musa ?? pup. It also gives an overview of 3/4th of my collection :nanawhopp: .
This picture was taken right after I finished putting the pup in a pot.
Any idea what this could be ? The label doesn't help a lot, it reads 'Musa - Banana'.
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Here you see the mother plant the pup came from. Could this be a Musa Dwarf Cavendishi?
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Here is the rest of my collection, a Musa sikkimensis. Since I have placed it outside of the house, it has refused to produce any more red colored leaves. :2141:
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To end this in a positive way: there is still room for expansion.
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I hope they will grow a lot better next year, after I have planted them in full ground with lots of compost and manure.

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No idea what it is, but sure nice pictures! :2791:

How big is the pot that the Musa sikkimensis is in? Is it possible to get flowers on it when it is in a pot of that size?

Gard

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Musa 'Dwarf Cavendish' for sure.

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Gabe,
Thank you for identifying it.

Gard,
The Musa sikkimensis stands in a 20 liter (5-6 gallon) pot. From what I've read, any banana can flower in a pot as long as it has had its number-of-leaves-before-it-will-flower. But if it stands in a pot, it will probably take a lot longer before it will flower and the flower and fruit won't develop as big as they would if the plant had more soil/food at its disposition. But hey, this is the experts :bebe: opinion of someone who got into bananas about 3 months ago.

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update:

This is how my sikkimensis looks now.


We've had a short storm with hail the size of walnuts and fierce winds that lasted less than 15 minutes.

Spot the seven differences with the previous photo.

The swimming pool ? Yes! You're right ! I's gone, I've put that in for the winter. Now still six differences to go.

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I eat my words.

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I think the most important thing is to give your bananas plenty of foot room and regular intervals of liquid / granular fertilizer. For northern container growers, I'd suggest super dwarf cavendish, truly tiny, and little prince, maybe dwarf cavendish if you have the room..

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