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Re: banana plants




> The scientific name of banana plants is Nymphoides aquatica. They grow
wild
> down here in Florida. You rarely see the big banana-like root structures
when
> they are growing in a pond. Whenever I have collected them they have had
long
> thick root systems, but when I put them in my outdoor pond, they developed
> "bananas". The lily-pad-like leaves will (under good conditions) grow all
the
> way to the surface of your tank water and bloom. As far as I know, the
banana
> doesn't fall off, but since all the wild ones I've seen are banana-free,
they
> may not need them once well established (i.e. when the long thick root
system
> is developed).

Craig,
how warm is your outdoor pond? what else do you have in your pond that would
encourage the plant to develop "bananas"?
thanks again.

lorelei
Richmond, BC, Canada