Our stock of Musa Dwarf Cavendish is doing well. Two are at West Town Farm in a polytunnel under the care of Andrew Sanders, the Community Garden Co-ordinator; five are at the University of Exeter in Penryn under the care of Dr Jonathan Bennie; and three are with Gabrielle Hoad in Exeter, living indoors (although they will go outside when the Devon weather improves).
This is one of the latter which, after a slow start, are now growing fast and have reached a height of approximately 22cm (42cm including pot). They have also started to show distinctive maroon markings on their leaves. Although these probably won't reach full height (2.4 metres) this summer, they should provide us with a supply of pups (suckers) for future planting.
