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Musa uranoscopos, Lour. (M. coccinea, Andr.). Stoloniferous: st. 4-5 ft. high, 2-3 in. diam.: lvs. oblong, 2-3 ft. long, 6-9 in. wide; petiole long and slender: spike erect, dense, about 1 ft. long; bracts brilliant scarlet, tipped with yellow, the lower 6 in. long; calyx yellow. 1 in. or more long; free petal nearly as long as the calyx: fr. oblong, 3-angled, not edible; seeds very small, rarely produced in cult. S. China | Musa uranoscopos, Lour. (M. coccinea, Andr.). Stoloniferous: st. 4-5 ft. high, 2-3 in. diam.: lvs. oblong, 2-3 ft. long, 6-9 in. wide; petiole long and slender: spike erect, dense, about 1 ft. long; bracts brilliant scarlet, tipped with yellow, the lower 6 in. long; calyx yellow. 1 in. or more long; free petal nearly as long as the calyx: fr. oblong, 3-angled, not edible; seeds very small, rarely produced in cult. S. China.—Intro. into cult. in 1791 and now widely distributed. Very showy. May be grown in 10-in. pots for winter decorations of tropical houses. | ||
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | |||
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Musa uranoscopos, Lour. (M. coccinea, Andr.). Stoloniferous: st. 4-5 ft. high, 2-3 in. diam.: lvs. oblong, 2-3 ft. long, 6-9 in. wide; petiole long and slender: spike erect, dense, about 1 ft. long; bracts brilliant scarlet, tipped with yellow, the lower 6 in. long; calyx yellow. 1 in. or more long; free petal nearly as long as the calyx: fr. oblong, 3-angled, not edible; seeds very small, rarely produced in cult. S. China.—Intro. into cult. in 1791 and now widely distributed. Very showy. May be grown in 10-in. pots for winter decorations of tropical houses.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
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photo 1
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photo 2
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photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Musa coccinea. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Musa coccinea QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)