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CheapyFrogz · 06-01-2023, 01:55 AM

Hey all!
I would like to get into growing bananas. At the moment I will have to grow them indoors but later on I want to go further. As a starter I'd like to get a tall namwah banana since I saw those everywhere on my vacation in Vietnam. Because of my location I have a limited number of shops I can order one from. I only find Musa "Dwarf Namwah", not the "tall" variety. Is the Dwarf version the same appearence-wise? Also, they don't have any pictures of the young plant so I don't know if I should really risk ordering blind...
https://www.lamaisondubananier.com/b...mwah&results=2

Alternatively they also have Musa "Ice-Cream" which they say is not "Blue Java" but instead "closer to namwah". I've only heard of "Ice-Cream" being used for Blue Java or for Namwah, not for anything in between... Could this just be tall namwah?
https://www.lamaisondubananier.com/b...mwah&results=2

What would you do? Order both? Wait for a third shop to restock their dwarf namwah where I can see a picture of a pup and order only it? https://www.achat-vente-palmiers.com...rf-namwah.html

Thank you in advance!

06-01-2023, 01:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
CheapyFrogz Find me on the map! Join Date: May 2023 Posts: 6 BananaBucks : 1,224 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 5 Times Was Thanked 8 Times in 6 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Is Musa "Ice-Cream" the same as Namwah? Hey all! I would like to get into growing bananas. At the moment I will have to grow them indoors but later on I want to go further. As a starter I'd like to get a tall namwah banana since I saw those everywhere on my vacation in Vietnam. Because of my location I have a limited number of shops I can order one from. I only find Musa "Dwarf Namwah", not the "tall" variety. Is the Dwarf version the same appearence-wise? Also, they don't have any pictures of the young plant so I don't know if I should really risk ordering blind... https://www.lamaisondubananier.com/b...mwah&results=2 Alternatively they also have Musa "Ice-Cream" which they say is not "Blue Java" but instead "closer to namwah". I've only heard of "Ice-Cream" being used for Blue Java or for Namwah, not for anything in between... Could this just be tall namwah? https://www.lamaisondubananier.com/b...mwah&results=2 What would you do? Order both? Wait for a third shop to restock their dwarf namwah where I can see a picture of a pup and order only it? https://www.achat-vente-palmiers.com...rf-namwah.html Thank you in advance!