What sort is this?

Tjoen · 04-11-2016, 06:14 AM

Hi,

I'm new to the forum and had been interested in variegated varieties for some time but had limited succes with the ae-ae bought in the past.

I found a sport sucker growing from
a normal green clump in West Java in Indonesia and have been growing it.

So far, it seems to be doing well and maybe I could get it to fruit.

Any idea if it is a new variety or an existing one? The mother clump is an ordinary pisang batu or M. balbisiana which is edible but has seeds in the flesh.

Botanical_Bryce · 04-11-2016, 07:14 AM

It is spontaneous variegation. If it makes pups like itself then it is a new variety. Problem with spontaneous forms is that they can go back to green much easier. I grew a spontaneous bird of paradise for years until a major freeze came and killed it. Now I have a spontaneous cactus that I remove the green from.

Botanical_Bryce · 04-11-2016, 07:15 AM

Almost everything in my front yard is variegated even my lawn.

Tjoen · 05-20-2016, 04:55 AM

And my other variegated banana, possibly an aeae...

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Tjoen Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 2 BananaBucks : 1,971 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 0 Times Was Thanked 7 Times in 2 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	What sort is this? Hi, I'm new to the forum and had been interested in variegated varieties for some time but had limited succes with the ae-ae bought in the past. I found a sport sucker growing from a normal green clump in West Java in Indonesia and have been growing it. So far, it seems to be doing well and maybe I could get it to fruit. Any idea if it is a new variety or an existing one? The mother clump is an ordinary pisang batu or M. balbisiana which is edible but has seeds in the flesh. Last edited by Tjoen : 04-11-2016 at 06:23 AM. Reason: Insert photo link

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Botanical_Bryce Location: Inverness, Florida Zone: 9a Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 881 BananaBucks : 80,178 Feedback: 4 / 100% Said "Thanks" 7 Times Was Thanked 1,459 Times in 636 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: What sort is this? It is spontaneous variegation. If it makes pups like itself then it is a new variety. Problem with spontaneous forms is that they can go back to green much easier. I grew a spontaneous bird of paradise for years until a major freeze came and killed it. Now I have a spontaneous cactus that I remove the green from.

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