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Old 06-22-2013, 08:28 AM   #14 (permalink)
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Default Re: Musa Blue Java From Florida Hill Nursery, Real?

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Originally Posted by Kostas View Post
From what i know,no nursery except maybe Encanto Farms sells true 'Ice Cream'/'Blue Java' in mainland US simply because Agristarts is the source where most all banana nurseries there get their plants,and this one sells a Pisang Awak subgroup variety for Blue Java. Same here in Europe regarding that variety. Pretty much the only way to get a true plant of this variety is to ask for a pup someone with a confirmed true to type mat.

Your plant looks about what my 'Ice Cream'(Pisang Awak one,not the true one) looked like at that size...Its always however safer to wait for a flower to conclude on an ID,but thats what it looks like to me.
You can buy a real Blue Java from Laverne nursery

My New Java Blue Banana Plant
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