You are really lucky, you have three hot months and that's what it needs. My congratulations. It could not have picked a better time.
http://togofcoralgables.com/AeAebananas.aspx This will get you to the Ae Ae album
Go down on the left until you see this caption.
'The tall pups will grow faster but the leafy pup will be at risk in December'
By January it was dead. The mother plant wasn't able to help and one like this by its self would not survive in my yard. That mother is the one in the contest.