Musa rosacea

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Musa rosacea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Musa rosacea, Jacq. (M. ornata, Roxbg. M. speciosa, Ten. M. Carolinae, Sterler.). Whole plant 4-6 ft. high, stoloniferous: st. 3-5 ft. high, 3-4 in. diam.: lvs. linear- oblong, firm, 3 ft. long, 9-12 in. wide, purplish beneath: spike more or less drooping, 1 ft. long; bracts ovate- lanceolate, pale blue or reddish lilac, the lower 6-8 in. long; male fls. deciduous, more numerous than the female; calyx yellow, 1 in. long: fr. oblong, obscurely 4-5-angled, yellowish green, 2-3 in. long; pulp very scant, scarcely edible; seeds 1/6 in. diam., black tubercled, rarely produced in cult.plants. India. B.R. 706. L.B.C. 7:615.—Intro, into Calif, in 1898. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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