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edwmax · 10-25-2020, 09:47 PM

It doesn't come back for 2 years! .... Well may not. I have a potted plant that died back in 2018 and it didn't come back in 2019. But !!! I saw a couple of months ago a pup growing in that pot this year. Damn I wish I could remember which variety it was. I think it might be one of my VCs.

It only takes a very small piece of the corm or a root rhizome for a new pup to grow. I know, I just baby'd another plant thought 2 seasons of growth. It took off this year (3rd yr) and has 4 pups.

So don't throw any roots or corms away if any part of it is white.

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edwmax Location: Cairo, Ga Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 2,891 BananaBucks : 88,663 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 1,741 Times Was Thanked 4,440 Times in 2,095 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 414 Times	Re: How do you know if a banana plant is actually dead? It doesn't come back for 2 years! .... Well may not. I have a potted plant that died back in 2018 and it didn't come back in 2019. But !!! I saw a couple of months ago a pup growing in that pot this year. Damn I wish I could remember which variety it was. I think it might be one of my VCs. It only takes a very small piece of the corm or a root rhizome for a new pup to grow. I know, I just baby'd another plant thought 2 seasons of growth. It took off this year (3rd yr) and has 4 pups. So don't throw any roots or corms away if any part of it is white. __________________ Last edited by edwmax : 10-25-2020 at 09:56 PM.