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This Spring I got the idea to grow banana plants at home so I ordered a couple from WellSpring Gardens in FL. When these things arrived they would fit inside your shoe. Now 5 months later they tower over us and they are still growing so fast. I did not realize how fast banana plants grow.
I fertilize them and keep the area around them covered with compost and leaves. they also get the benefit of my home air conditioner dumping all its condensate right by their bases.
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This Spring I got the idea to grow banana plants at home so I ordered a couple from WellSpring Gardens in FL. When these things arrived they would fit inside your shoe. Now 5 months later they tower over us and they are still growing so fast. I did not realize how fast banana plants grow.
I fertilize them and keep the area around them covered with compost and leaves. they also get the benefit of my home air conditioner dumping all its condensate right by their bases.
Blue Java Banana from Wellspring Gardens
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yeah same here. No fruit yet but I'm pretty convinced my Blue Java from Florida Hill is a Namwah, but oh what a Namwah it is. Truly a stud of a plant. Received the puny tissue culture on June 10 and it's already pushing pups.
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yeah same here. No fruit yet but I'm pretty convinced my Blue Java from Florida Hill is a Namwah, but oh what a Namwah it is. Truly a stud of a plant. Received the puny tissue culture on June 10 and it's already pushing pups.
I actually have 2 plants. I ordered 1 ice cream and 1 dwarf Namwah. I don't know which is which now as I separated them from the labels when they went in the ground. both seem like they are pretty big though....already too tall to bring in the house and still putting out new leaves every few days.
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I actually have 2 plants. I ordered 1 ice cream and 1 dwarf Namwah. I don't know which is which now as I separated them from the labels when they went in the ground. both seem like they are pretty big though....already too tall to bring in the house and still putting out new leaves every few days.
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Heres my "blue java" patch from Wellspring.. or should i say namwah patch lol.. Great plants though.. the tallest leaf top there is almost 20ft.. hoping for a bloom this year! These were put in the ground in April and were less than 2 ft tall! The three smaller nanas in the foreground from right to left are Raja Puri, Real Blue Java, and a mystery plant from Akulas patch!

Here they are on Apr 7 of this year, about 2 weeks in the ground.



Here they are today..



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