bigdog

I've been having much better luck with Musa seeds this past year. I've been able to germinate a lot more Musa since I first made this post (this is an edit).

Musa velutina
M. 'Helen's Hybrid' (1 out of 80).

Musa that I've had no luck with include:

M. sikkimensis 'Red Tiger' (100 seeds)
M. ingens (150 seeds!)

Ensete are a different story. No problems with:

Ensete glaucum
Ensete ventricosum

No luck with Ensete 'Kluay Pa' or Ensete perrieri.

Got a bunch more I'm trying now, in addition to the ones above, including:

M. nagensium
M. siamensis
M. yunnanensis
M. sp. 'Violett'
M. itinerans (form India)
M. formosana
M. balbisiana 1 ***NEUE ART***
M. sikkimensis (from banana-tree.com)

I think the key is to get a large quantity, as germination is pretty erratic and percentages are low (for me).

As of today (03-09-07), I can add
Musa balbisiana 'Neue Art' (14/20)
Musa itinerans 'India Form' from sunshine-seeds (3/20).

04-04-07:
Musa x sikkimensis 'Daj Giant' from seedman.com (1/10).

05-03-07:
Musa formosana from sunshine-seeds.com (3/20).

06-19-07:
Ensete superbum (4/100).
Musa ornata 'Orange Flower' (from rarepalmseeds.com)(2/100).

08-11-07
Musa sikkimensis (1/50).

02-16-08
Musa aurantiaca (1/50).
Ensete superbum (1/20).

March '08 - Musa nagensium (6/25)

July '08 - Musa banksii (70!)

August '08 - Ensete gilletii (5/95)

August '08 - Ensete superbum ssp. Thailand (2/60)