Musa Burmese Blue

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Contents 1 Cultivar Name 1.1 Synonyms 2 Pictures 3 Description 3.1 Origin 3.2 Usage 4 Flowering 5 Cultivation 5.1 Known Afflictions 6 Research Notes 6.1 Members Growing This Banana 7 External

Cultivar Name

Musa 'burmese blue'

Synonyms

Musa Itinerans var. Guangdongensis

Pictures

(credit the flying dutchman)

Description

A wild banana growing in northern Thailand. It is a seeded species. Fruit skin takes on a bluish purple color. This is a very fast growing musa.

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Origin

Thailand

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Usage

Cooking, ornamental

Flowering

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Cultivation

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12-15 feet

• Survival Zone -

9-10

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• Personal Notes - Have found this to be a little slow-growing actually. So far, is surviving well in Zone 9 in the Houston, TX area.

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Known Afflictions

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Research Notes

• Links to useful discussion threads in the forum:

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Members Growing This Banana

External

• Links

  (Links to other useful pages on the web that mention this banana. Example: International Banana Society)

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