Gabe15

There are some general ranges and some varieties that will fruit sooner than others in the same conditions, but its as influenced by growing conditions as it is genetics, so you can't really say how long a particular variety will take to flower without considering its environment. This especially true for this community where we have growers all over the world in many different climates and growing conditions wondering how long it will take their plants to fruit.

That being said, most edible varieties will take anywhere from 9-18months to flower the first time, some sooner or later though. In a container indoors its usually 2-3X longer given that the container is large enough and there is enough light and warmth.

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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.