Banana in a tin (Musa paradisiaca)

lucienc · Post by **lucienc** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 7:56 pm

Spotted this in a local cheap shop today, and thought oh have to have a go with that.

Anyone else tried them, or know anything about Musa paradisiaca ?

The instructions said open the top of the tin (like a tin of beans pull) and the bottom (like a coke can) and then water (vermiculite) and keep on warm windowsill.

We had a prod around inside Laura's one and found 2 beige seeds.

Lucien

redsquirrel · Post by **redsquirrel** » Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:14 pm

havent seen those but was given at xmas a box from the natural history museum.
rhino poo in a box includes banana seeds

musa_monkey · Post by **musa_monkey** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:30 pm

Someone has been selling them on ebay for a while.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Plant-in-a-Tin-Ba ... 240%3A1318

Dont know much about these but I vaguely recall they grow wild on Malta but its been a while since i was there.

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:48 pm

I love his Info "SIMPLY OPEN, POUR WATER,AND WATCH IT GROW"

Yeah right

nothing about needing heat

LauraS · Post by **LauraS** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 1:09 pm

It does say in the actual instructions about having it 18-25 degrees. But it also says blooms after 6 months

Which would imply that it isn't actually a banana. Well we will see

GARYnNAT · Post by **GARYnNAT** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 4:21 pm

Mark wrote:I love his Info "SIMPLY OPEN, POUR WATER,AND WATCH IT GROW"

Yeah right nothing about needing heat

See.... you have been doing it wrong all these years Mark... expert ..pah

maybe that could be the competition? we all buy one, pour in water and watch it grow... or maybe not

Gary

Troppoz · Post by **Troppoz** » Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:47 pm

Anyone else tried them, or know anything about Musa paradisiaca ?

Lucien Musa paradisica is the most likely ancestor of the eating banana varieties we all know and love. Native to SE Asia and PNG, it is closely related to M. banksii from north east Australia.

They are edible I have eaten them in Thailand, very flavoursome but full of seeds. In fact the bananas were so flavoursome that ever since other bananas Ive eaten taste insipid in comparison.

Sadly for you not at all hardy in your neck of the woods unless you have a hothouse with a very tall ceiling - they grow quite tall 4m+!

Good luck and let us know how your can of paradise goes...

Sean

Libby · Post by **Libby** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:25 am

what fun, must look out for one!

Post by **Dave Brown** » Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:56 am

With the info Sean has given about their origin I very much doubt 18-25C will germinate them

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