Clare_CA

Well, maybe they are Namwah? I have a dwarf Namwah that I haven't tasted yet. The leaves of my Dwarf Namwah are super blue/green. I'm so confused about what I have now. I think probably most of my bananas were mislabeled. Oh, well. As long as they taste good, I guess it doesn't matter.

This is the Dwarf Namwah bunch supposedly:

caliboy1994

Finally got around to posting some pictures! My laptop broke and I had to send it in to get it repaired, and I need this laptop in order to upload my photos. My banana plant was originally labeled 'Ice Cream,' but it's obviously not. My plant has changed color like a chameleon since I first got it. It also has put out lots of leaves but not gained much in the height department, so I'm guessing it's a dwarf of some sort.

Here's a picture from maybe a few weeks to a month after I got it and planted it in the ground:



When I got it, it was pretty much all green except for pink edges on the leaves and a little bit on the leaf midrib. Now the p-stem has turned almost completely pink, the leaves have turned lighter green, and the pink edges on the leaves and petioles have become more pronounced. The petioles have a tinge of pink on them too now. Now it has popped two sword suckers, and the tiny p-stems on the suckers are completely pink.

Entire plant:



Petioles:



P-stem (before I mulched):



Leaf midrib (this picture is kind of out of date but oh well):



You guys are at least lucky that your fake Ice Creams are probably Tall Namwah. I'm stuck with a mystery nanner. Hey, I have to admit it's a very beautiful plant though. Can't wait to see how big it'll be by the end of next summer! I know it's hard to tell before it fruits, but do you guys have any idea as to what this might be? Tony said before that it might be a plantain of some sort, but I want some more opinions. Appreciated!

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venturabananas

Caliboy, I have a dwarf Cavendish that turned pink like that and it was because I hadn't fertilized it in a long time. Apparently, a classic symptom of nitrogen deficiency in bananas is the petioles, midribs, and p-stem turning pink. Are you fertilizing yours at all?

I'd guess yours is one of the FHIA varieties, e.g., FHIA 1 (Goldfinger), FHIA 18, etc. But that is just a guess.

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caliboy1994

I've been fertilizing it with organic fertilizer, and I've done it twice since I got it. I think the ratio is 6-4-6 or something. I mulched it too. I'll see if I can get some fish emulsion. Maybe that will help.

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venturabananas

I wouldn't do anything more in terms of fertilizer. Your plant could be getting pink for other reasons. Better to underfertilze than overfertilize, in my experience. And organic fertilizers take a while to become available to the plants.

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