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Variegated bananas are on the way to the shop

Canarius | Thursday April 4th, 2013 |
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Striped Bananas and Extra Dwarf Bananas ! They all produce edible fruits and make great eccentric ornamental plants.

On April 8th we will finally check in the stock of variegated bananas for Spring 2013. We will know the exact varieties of  banana trees that will be available for the shop. These plants will be offered for sale by the end of April, which is by far the best time of the year to start a banana tree in a non-tropical climate.

We are waiting for different types of Cavendish banana trees with variegated leaves and also extra dwarf types of banana trees.

These plants are raised in-vitro here in the Canary Islands. They correspond to the best commercial cultivars of edible bananas, such as Dwarf Cavendish, Cavendish Brier, Cavendish Grand Naine and others. At times we could get also Orinoco/Bluggoe/Topocho or Dwarf Red Banana Trees.

Variegated banana leaf in Tenerife

Visit THIS LINK and see pictures of our plants on the packing desk and learn more about what we ship, including fruit trees and bananas.

Visit our Fruit Tree Section in the Web Shop and see which plants are now available for sale. We have one of the best selections in Europe of tropical fruit trees, such as different varieties of mango, lychee, bananas, papaya, longan, star-fruit, sugarcane, coffee and much more.

Furcraea gigantea variegata in the nursery

Canarius | Wednesday December 22nd, 2010 |
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Furcraea gigantea variegata is a spectacular ornamental plant for Mediterranean to Tropical climates.

When a specimen blooms, it produced a huge, tall structure with abundant flowers. Some months later, hundreds of aerial pups are produced on the inflorescence and they are collected for reproduction. A few, non-variegated (non-striped) plants are discarded and only the variegated plants are kept. Here you can see some small pups rooting in the nursery.  This picture was taken in Spring 2010.  Nine months later, these plants are ready for the market and average 40-50 cm in height.

These plants are NOW AVAILABLE ! – You can buy them in the Agave Section of our shop.

Furcraea gigantea variegata in the nursery

Furcraea gigantea variegata in the nursery

A new variegated Agave attenuata from Tenerife

Canarius | Wednesday December 1st, 2010 |
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We grow a new variegated form of Agave attenuata with striped leaves. It is unique because it appeared in the Canary Islands from a normal plant. In 2004, the local plant grower Luís Borja obtained the original variegated branch from a plant grown in Tegueste, Northern Tenerife. Agave attenuata Tenerife is only reproduced by pups, so it takes a lot of time to make many plants.

We reproduced the plant on a small scale and it was released in 2010 with the name Tenerife.

Agave attenuata Tenerife is a very stable variegated clone of Agave attenuata. Stripes are yellow, often close to the margins but sometimes scattered anywhere in the blade. Leaves are particularly waxy.

Variegated Agave attenuata Tenerife

Variegated Agave attenuata Tenerife

Agave attenuata Tenerife is a good grower if compared to other variegated types of  Agave attenuata, because it is quite fast growing and it will seldom or never burn in full sun.

Agave attenuata variegata Tenerife

Agave attenuata variegata Tenerife

You can buy rooted pups of this succulent plant in the Agave Shop, at Canarius.com.

The following pictures show normal, non-varigated pictures of Agave attenuata, which is a widespread ornamental plant in the Canary Islands,

Normal Agave attenuata in Tenerife

Normal Agave attenuata in Tenerife

 

Agave attenuata Clump

Clump of a typical, non-variegated Agave attenuata