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Petey · 05-10-2021, 05:31 PM

Hi all —

Last year I purchased what was marketed as a blue java banana from https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/p...am-banana-tree. I have been very happy with it and been growing it inside in my living room.

However, after reading another thread about FGT, I have learned that they have been suspected of selling dwarf namwah's as blue javas.

I was wondering if anyone could help me identify it. I have read enough to know that it is an imperfect art without any fruits or flowers. But I figured I would ask.

What the pictures don't show: when new leaves emerge, they have a reddish undercast on the leaves (which I understand suggests Namwah); also, my plant has long had a fairly significant lean (which I understand suggests blue java), and the leaves do appear somewhat blue/silverey compared to some others.

Here is a photo gallery of my plant, don't mind the mess: https://imgur.com/a/wgX7h3b

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Petey Location: boston/NH Zone: 6b/5a Join Date: May 2021 Posts: 58 BananaBucks : 20,172 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 13 Times Was Thanked 104 Times in 37 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Another "is this a blue java fraud?" thread (no fruit or flower yet, or maybe ever) Hi all — Last year I purchased what was marketed as a blue java banana from https://www.fast-growing-trees.com/p...am-banana-tree. I have been very happy with it and been growing it inside in my living room. However, after reading another thread about FGT, I have learned that they have been suspected of selling dwarf namwah's as blue javas. I was wondering if anyone could help me identify it. I have read enough to know that it is an imperfect art without any fruits or flowers. But I figured I would ask. What the pictures don't show: when new leaves emerge, they have a reddish undercast on the leaves (which I understand suggests Namwah); also, my plant has long had a fairly significant lean (which I understand suggests blue java), and the leaves do appear somewhat blue/silverey compared to some others. Here is a photo gallery of my plant, don't mind the mess: https://imgur.com/a/wgX7h3b