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nph · 11-25-2010, 08:19 PM

I have a banana I bought at Costco. The label claimed it was eatable but unfortunately I have lost it.

However it has two strong characteristics:
It is producing pups like there is no tomorrow!
The pups comes up a looong way from the main corm, almost like a runner. It looks like a big root being sent out from the corn and then that is turning into a pup. Similar to the the houseplant Sansevieria trifasciata ("mother in law tongue").

Today when I dug it up, two of the pups were almost half a foot from the main corn. This is a huge contrast to my other bananas such as chinese Yello, Basjoo, Gran Nain and ice Cream. They all produce pups very very close to the mother plants corn making it much harder to separate them from the mother plant.

Any idea what species this can be?
The leaves have no red in them and are actually somewhat pale.

11-25-2010, 08:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
nph nph's Photo Gallery Find me on the map! Zone: 8 Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 364 BananaBucks : 216,804 Feedback: 1 / 100% Said "Thanks" 22 Times Was Thanked 365 Times in 173 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3 Times	What Dwarf banana? I have a banana I bought at Costco. The label claimed it was eatable but unfortunately I have lost it. However it has two strong characteristics: It is producing pups like there is no tomorrow! The pups comes up a looong way from the main corm, almost like a runner. It looks like a big root being sent out from the corn and then that is turning into a pup. Similar to the the houseplant Sansevieria trifasciata ("mother in law tongue"). Today when I dug it up, two of the pups were almost half a foot from the main corn. This is a huge contrast to my other bananas such as chinese Yello, Basjoo, Gran Nain and ice Cream. They all produce pups very very close to the mother plants corn making it much harder to separate them from the mother plant. Any idea what species this can be? The leaves have no red in them and are actually somewhat pale.