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Old 06-12-2011, 10:53 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: Any idea what this beautiful Musa is?

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Originally Posted by RobG7aChattTN View Post
I never realized Bordelon had that much color throughout the whole plant. I thought it was just the leaf underside. Very pretty. The pseudostem had a very pink cast from the ground all the way through the petioles. Have you seen this clump in the Palm Valley section of Balboa Park? I'm curious about the other Musa there as well. One looks like Black Thai and one seems to be a sikkimensis 'Red Tiger' or a hybrid. Are you familiar with them?
.Balboa Park Banana ?

Bordelon
Musa balbisiana
M. lasiocarpa.

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