Is this a Musa Basjoo?

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 4:53 pm

I got this at my local Rona (Think Home Depot or Lowes) yesterday. The pot is only labelled "Musa" The had more there as well. Just not qualified to say what it is.

Any help would be appreciated.

miketropic · Post by **miketropic** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:27 pm

im going to say no but I really need a better pic..any way I can get a close up of the bottom of the leaves..and stalk..will be able to tell then for sure

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Sun Apr 28, 2013 5:58 pm

Under leaf

Stem

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:42 am

Hey Teebee

Looks like "musa acuminata", probably dwarf cavendish. Not hardy but can be used as a bedding plant, just dig it up and bring it indoors for the winter. They grow fast....

Is there some like red striping on the leaves?

igor.glukhovtsev · Post by **igor.glukhovtsev** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 3:50 am

It's not a dwarf cavendish for sure...

canadianplant · Post by **canadianplant** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 4:34 am

Look at the first picture, with the new leaf igor... you can see the red "Stripes" that the cavendish have when young.....

teebee · Post by **teebee** » Mon Apr 29, 2013 10:52 am

canadianplant wrote:Is there some like red striping on the leaves?

Not sure about striping but look like a bunch of red blood spatter on the leaves. I looked online at Dwarf Candish is looks pretty similar to that so I think you're right.