Play_Her

I got this original plant from a friend as a pup. It's about 3 years old now (dies down in winter) and has produced about 15 pups I'd guess. I've seperated a few off and moved them around in my back yard. It has never produced a flower or fruit, but I think the one I removed from it last week might be about to flower. I'll post a few pics of the one I just moved, but for now any ideas on what type of banana this is? Thanks in advance guys, and thanks for a great site with a ton of info.





And here's a picture of the one I just seperated from the mat, it has 2 pups of it's own and now looks like it might be flowering. Is it normal for them to droop like this when moved? And is it possible that a plant this size is flowering/fruiting? If you look closely in the picture you can see how the psudostem is kinda bulging at the top, and it has a little pink colored leaf/flower starting to poke out the top.

Dean W.

I don't know what it is, but it looks like a nice one.

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dablo93

looks really, really nice,
I dont know what it is but I think/know that it is an ornamental banana.
maybe just an ornata (or a hybrid of that) ?
you'll know what it is for sure when it flowered.
if he doesnt flower this year you can protect the stems, then they will flower next year

In what zone are you?

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CookieCows

Sorry I don't know what they are but they're sure nice looking! What zone are you in? And congrats on the flower!

Deb

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Bananaman88

It looks like either M. laterita/ornata or possibly M. velutina. Post some shots of it when it blooms and we should be able to tell better then.

Taylor

I thought the same thing...

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Update:
23 California Gold fruit expected by Thanksgiving!

Play_Her

I'm in Atlanta, Ga. Zone 8 I believe. These usually die back to the ground during the winter and spring back up when the weather gets warm again. Maybe this year I'll try to cut them back and stack some hay or mulch around them to protect them better. Hopefully the one I transplanted will flower and we can figure out what it is. I've been told by the person who gave the original plant to me that it will produce bananas, but they're smaller than the supermarket variety.

Until this year I have never fertilized them, now I'm just using an all purpose 10-10-10 granular. I also ordered an "Ice Cream" variety plant from rarebananas.com. Any advice on how to care for the "Ice Cream" banana in my zone? I'm hoping it will thrive and do well here. Thanks again for all the info and compliments. I'm really enjoying the tropical feel these bananas give my pool area. I have a feeling I'm going BANANAS and they're going to take over my back yard before long.

Dean W.

LOL!!! Your catching the bug too. Now I have more bananas than I know where to plant them all. Good luck identifying yours. I have some I have to identify to.

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