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I believe this is my musa basjoo! I’ve purchased multiples of musa, grand nain, and “blue java” from Etsy and never labeled which was which. Planted three along my back wall on May 1, 2025 in coastal San Diego. Here’s two of them today along with their pups. Never cut any pups off. I spotted my first flower ever on Aug 31 and now it looks like this! Just noticed this morning that my other one’s flower is about to pop out too. The pergola is a little less than 9’ high and the wall is 17” tall, so these guys are biiiig. Any advice or thoughts? They make me so happy!

Got this bulb in Amsterdam 5 weeks ago. It started growing about a week after we returned home. It has two large flowers and two more about to pop out. It’s lived in my garage and I’ll plant it after it’s finished. Diameter of the two flowers in the last pic is about 8”. We love it!

I have a red one that I received as a birthday gift almost two years ago and I’m hoping to cross pollinate them somehow.

Pic 1: May 12
Pic 2: June 3
Pic 3: June 5