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Gabe15 · 06-17-2010, 05:56 AM

There is an extremely small selection of plantains commonly available in the US, none of which are likely particularly hardy. I think trying any of them would be worth a shot since there are so few to choose from anyway. None of them have their original names, but 2 common ones are 'African Rhino Horn', 'Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantain' and 'French Horn'. Careful though, if you are looking for true plantains, because there are many banana varieties out there that people will call plantains because they make good cooking bananas, but they are not plantains. People who have grown up with them and know what a plantain is like will be disappointed by the other cooking bananas.

06-17-2010, 05:56 AM	#5 (permalink)
Gabe15 Moderator Gabe15's Photo Gallery Location: Oahu, Hawaii Find me on the map! Zone: 12 Name: Gabe Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,892 BananaBucks : 13,477,388 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 8,245 Times in 2,201 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 8 Times	Re: Growing plantains in zone 8 There is an extremely small selection of plantains commonly available in the US, none of which are likely particularly hardy. I think trying any of them would be worth a shot since there are so few to choose from anyway. None of them have their original names, but 2 common ones are 'African Rhino Horn', 'Dwarf Puerto Rican Plantain' and 'French Horn'. Careful though, if you are looking for true plantains, because there are many banana varieties out there that people will call plantains because they make good cooking bananas, but they are not plantains. People who have grown up with them and know what a plantain is like will be disappointed by the other cooking bananas. __________________ Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.