Siam Ruby question.

blownz281 · 06-21-2015, 07:34 PM

Have grown this in the past and did great and grew to 5ft. Survived our winters in the ground with mulch. Second year around it just kept melting away. Got a free one in bad shape from the same nursery. Melted away.
Got a large one with pups today. Do they do better with more shade and lighter waterings?

[email protected] · 06-22-2015, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by blownz281

Have grown this in the past and did great and grew to 5ft. Survived our winters in the ground with mulch. Second year around it just kept melting away. Got a free one in bad shape from the same nursery. Melted away.
Got a large one with pups today. Do they do better with more shade and lighter waterings?

I have one in a pot in hot direct sun and so far so good. If I am doing it wrong someone please let me know as it's one of my favorites and is beautiful.

siege2050 · 06-23-2015, 02:03 AM

I have thought of trying Siam Ruby, but it sounds very sensitive to cold, might not be able to keep it in the greenhouse in winter.

Hammocked Banana · 06-23-2015, 09:25 AM

Do u have pics? I find it hard to believe a Siam Ruby survived a zone 8 winter.

blownz281 · 06-23-2015, 03:42 PM

No I doudt I do since we switched phones but not interested in digging through 1,000 pictures! I know what the plant did. You should call PlantDelight in Raleigh NC. They overwintered a AE AE. I saw it and they get snow and ice and cold winters. Like I said that planted died last year.

[email protected] · 06-24-2015, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by blownz281

Have grown this in the past and did great and grew to 5ft. Survived our winters in the ground with mulch. Second year around it just kept melting away. Got a free one in bad shape from the same nursery. Melted away.
Got a large one with pups today.

Part of the original question was "Do they do better with more shade and lighter waterings?" The picture below is a new plant this year and has been planted for two + months in full sun no problem. It is always in the 90s+ all summer here. As to watering, as with most bananas they do much better and have a very much better chance of surviving and flurishing if planted in extremely good draining soil mix. I personally use pure COURSE river sand. I put a potting mix in the hole as liner. I fill with the sand, mounded it, up and plant in the middle of the mound. Water well at planting, then every other day or so until roots are established then as you wish. The whole purpose of this excersize is to prevent root or corm rot. Over watering at the bigging is a killer.

Just my two cents.
https://40.media.tumblr.com/8fab533d...if5o1_1280.jpg

cincinnana · 06-24-2015, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by [email protected]

Part of the original question was "Do they do better with more shade and lighter waterings?" The picture below is a new plant this year and has been planted for two + months in full sun no problem. It is always in the 90s+ all summer here. As to watering, as with most bananas they do much better and have a very much better chance of surviving and flurishing if planted in extremely good draining soil mix. I personally use pure COURSE river sand. I put a potting mix in the hole as liner. I fill with the sand, mounded it, up and plant in the middle of the mound. Water well at planting, then every other day or so until roots are established then as you wish. The whole purpose of this excersize is to prevent root or corm rot. Over watering at the bigging is a killer.

Just my two cents.
https://40.media.tumblr.com/8fab533d...if5o1_1280.jpg

That is one pretty plant.....period.

blownz281 · 06-25-2015, 05:57 PM

Well mine has more green in it. It looks nice and happy so maybe this Father's Day gift will be the lucky one to workout. Several babies. Suppliers plants are the issue.

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06-25-2015, 05:57 PM	#8 (permalink)
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