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La Acuminate muse It is one of the most cultivated herbs in the warmer regions of the world, and it is not precisely because of its ornamental value (which is quite high), but rather because of its fruit that it is edible.
How do you have to take care of yourself to be able to savor it? What do you need to be able to grow properly? I'll tell you about all this and more below.
Origin and characteristics
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Our protagonist is a megaforbia, that is, a giant, rhizomatous herb, native to Australasia known as the Malaysian banana or red banana. It reaches a height of up to 7 meters, with a pseudo-trunk about 30cm thick. The leaves are whole, lanceolate, 3 meters long by 60cm wide, and break easily.
Its flowers are grouped in almost horizontal inflorescences, with pubescent peduncle and rachis. The fruit is a false berry with a linear or falcate shape that measures 8-13cm long and up to 3cm in diameter., and with the white pulp of sweet flavor.
It is of great economic importance, since it is one of the progenitors of the commercial banana, along with the Balbisian muse.
What are their cares?
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If you want to have a copy of Acuminate muse, we recommend you take care of it as follows:
- Location: it must be outside, in full sun.
- Earth: fertile, with good drainage. If it is also always somewhat damp, the better.
- Irrigation: very frequent. It should not be treated as if it were a aquatic, but almost. It does not harm the waterlogging if it is occasional.
- Subscriber: in spring and summer it is highly recommended to add organic fertilizers, compost, guano, eggshells, ... and / or others.
- Multiplication: by seeds and separation of shoots in spring-summer.
- Rusticity: sensitive to cold. Grow outdoors all year round only if the temperature does not drop below 0 degrees.
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