Red Basjoo?

Wollemi25 · Post by **Wollemi25** » Tue May 24, 2011 5:48 pm

I recently bought a musa basjoo and a few weeks later its starting to get a red hue. Is it possible that it will turn red permanetly or is this possibly just something in the soil? Pics later.

Wollemi25 · Post by **Wollemi25** » Tue May 24, 2011 5:58 pm

sidpook · Post by **sidpook** » Sat May 28, 2011 6:01 am

Hmmm? I have often seen the red line down the center of the leaves but not so much throughout the leaves? I'm curious to see how far it goes for you...

TerdalFarm · Post by **TerdalFarm** » Sat May 28, 2011 9:41 am

A red variety would be nice.
My only named M. basjoo variety is "thin red line" bought from Cistus (down from you in Oregon). It looks about like yours.

hardyjim · Post by **hardyjim** » Sat May 28, 2011 1:34 pm

When they are small plants/as in new shoots emerging in spring-
they can have quite a bit of red on them,the underside of
one of my Basjoo shoots has a ton of red on it.
They grow out of it.