Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Ornamental Banana for Wordless Wednesday

Musa ornata
aka ornamental banana




For details please visit Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musa_ornata

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Posted by Andrea at 1:00 AM
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29 comments:

  1. Ruth's Photo BlogApril 28, 2010 at 9:13 AM

    These are definitely unique flowers.Thanks for sharing them.
    Have a wonderful day.
    Blessings,Ruth

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  2. Autumn BelleApril 28, 2010 at 9:15 AM

    I saw this ornamental banana plant at Floria 2009 in Putrajaya. The bloom is very beautiful, in pink which is so different from our usual maroon or dark red colour. Can you eat the fruits? I bet they are quite small indeed.

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  3. Chasing Purple DreamsApril 28, 2010 at 9:19 AM

    I didn’t know there was an ornamental banana, they are very striking.

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  4. AmiApril 28, 2010 at 10:13 AM

    This is my first time to see this plant. The leaf itself looks same as the normal Banana tree, but the flower is stunning! Thanks for sharing!

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  5. debsgardenApril 28, 2010 at 10:52 AM

    The ornamental banana is very beautiful!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog, even if it was by accident! I appreciate your comment. I will see what I can do to make my posts load more quickly. You asked about the pictures. They are a collage I put together in photoshop on the computer. Then I download them as one image to the blog site.

    I look forward to learning more about gardening in the Philippines. Come and visit Deb's Garden again!

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  6. StephanieApril 28, 2010 at 12:26 PM

    These are really cute and a tree that could me shorter than I do ha ha... I can see their flowers really well :-D

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  7. Sukhmandir KaurApril 28, 2010 at 1:06 PM

    It's lovely I forgive it for not making fruit :)

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  8. AndreaApril 28, 2010 at 2:50 PM

    Ruth - thanks for the visit.

    Autumn Belle - fruits cannot be eaten and have some seeds, they said it is easily pollinated causing many hybrids to develop. A lot of variations exist, there are even those with colored fruits.

    Chaising Purple Dreams - yes there are, and there's a lot of ornamental bananas!

    Ami - it really is striking, actually i like them too. If only i can see those with colored fruits, i will try to plant them in our property in the province.

    Deborah - yes of course i will visit again, i just thought Debs and Deborah are the same, hehe. Now i know i have 2s of some names. e.g. Debs (Deborah) vs Deborah, Noelle and Noel, Andrei and Andrea, Rose and Rosie, Amy and Ami. Isnt it amazing!

    Steph - i dont think they are shorter than you, i think maybe we are of the same height, hehe! I actually stepped on something to take the horizontal photo, did i trick you?

    Sukmandir Kaur - thanks for your visit.

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  9. James DavidApril 28, 2010 at 4:50 PM

    I think its types have the flower upright rather than the usual ones which hangs downwards?
    Regardless, its lovely.

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  10. MeemsApril 28, 2010 at 6:56 PM

    That's a beautiful banana tree and the bloom is lovely, Andrea. You've captured it so perfectly.

    I only have a couple of 'false' banana trees for the (red) foliage color and large size they provide the garden. Thank you for your kind comment on my blog.
    Meems

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  11. sweetbayApril 28, 2010 at 8:21 PM

    The ornamental banana has beautiful flowers. People here mainly grow banana trees for foliage effect -- not sure if it's the same species as the one you showed here, as I haven't seen flowers like that before. Wonderful shade of pink.

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  12. AnonymousApril 28, 2010 at 9:03 PM

    Hello Andrea - it's lovely to see a lovely tropical flower - banana plants remind me of Queensland, where it is a lot warmer throughout the year than in my part of Australia!

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  13. KynaApril 28, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    Beautiful!

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  14. Julie From MomspectiveApril 28, 2010 at 11:18 PM

    What a great day for pictures! Happy Wordless Wednesday!

    I hope mine makes you giggle! If you love it, please leave a comment and link up (or not) and I hope your day is as great as I hope mine will be! :)

    http://tinyurl.com/zombie-bunny

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  15. jayayceeblogApril 28, 2010 at 11:23 PM

    I've never seen this before ... so pretty!

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  16. Noel MorataApril 29, 2010 at 12:44 AM

    aloha andrea,

    beautiful post, i also loved reading your photo 101 course...what a great way to be immersed in an area and learn more photo techniques

    btw, my hot, loud, proud meme is this friday, i hope you can participate in my plant fanatic blog.

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  17. Catherine@AGardenerinProgressApril 29, 2010 at 5:36 AM

    What an interesting plant. I love the flower. I had no idea there was an ornamental banana.

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  18. AndreaApril 29, 2010 at 8:59 AM

    James - that might be true as i haven't seen a lot for comparison, however as shown in my last photo your observation might not be correct also.

    Meems - thanks also i hope you will visit again. I would like to point out, hope you dont mind that bananas are not called trees, they are just "banana plants" and the stem are pseudo stem called "trunks", they are modified leaf sheaths.

    Sweet bay - thanks for dropping by, i hope you wont mind also, but pls read my above reply to Meems re:banana plants. And yes, ornamental bananas are mostly known for leaves maybe because they cant wait for the flowers, hehe.

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  19. AndreaApril 29, 2010 at 9:05 AM

    gippslandgardener,
    Kyna,
    Julie - wishing you a happy weekend of blogging, thank you for your visit.

    jayayceeblog - I normally post plants and flowers i thought maybe the world of bloggers might not have seen often, especially those that are uncommon even in the tropics. You can see that from my older posts! thanks for your visit.

    Noel - thanks also for the appreciation. I told you every place in Hawaiis is beautiful, but a lot in our country is beautiful too! Thanks for the invitation to post this Friday.

    Catherine - yes, you will see a lot in my blog which are different, sometimes unique, and sometimes unusual, mostly beautiful thank you.

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  20. WendyApril 29, 2010 at 10:27 AM

    It's just so pretty! Love those pink blooms too.

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  21. MariposaApril 29, 2010 at 11:08 AM

    Beautiful flowers. :)

    I'm a bit late, but here is my entry -

    Mariposa's WW

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  22. KatarinaApril 29, 2010 at 7:36 PM

    It's a lovely flower - very beautiful and special.

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  23. Kate/High Altitude GardeningApril 29, 2010 at 10:46 PM

    WOW! That's a beauty! I want one. Happy WW.

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  24. UnknownApril 30, 2010 at 12:08 AM

    I have this plant in my garden. Your picture is really lovely:)

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  25. AndreaApril 30, 2010 at 9:24 AM

    Wendy, Mariposa, Katarina - thank you for the visits and appreciation

    Kate - i can give you a sucker if you will come over, haha

    Keats - Oh so you have this! May i know how low before it flowers? thanks for your visit.

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  26. Ever Green TreeMay 1, 2010 at 2:07 PM

    wow! loved the ornamental banana's
    They look so beautiful.

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  27. இ Baŋäŋaz இMay 7, 2010 at 4:10 PM

    Whoa nice Musa ornata lovely. tQ

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  28. EurostarMay 8, 2010 at 12:33 AM

    very interesting..can't see this one in europe.nice images you got here!
    Nature's Beauty

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  29. RubyMay 16, 2010 at 4:23 PM

    some people in europe, have not seen banana plant yet..this is a good post!

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