Planter56

I'm having a problem. About three years ago I bought what was
titled as a Super Dwarf Cavendish. I've looked at several pictures
of cavendish plants and the young plants all have red splotches
on the leaves. Mine never did and still does not on the pups.
The P-stem is a very deep dark burgundey. The color of a really
good chestnut. Love that color, anyways.. I don't know what I really
have. The picture of my plant is in my album. If anyone can take a
guess at what it is. Do let me know. I can't take new pictures as
my batteries are almost dead and I don't have extra money at this time
for the batteries. So you'll have to look at the older pictures.
I have to divide in spring as it is so crowded as to be to the breaking point
of the pot. I can see the stress stretch marks

palmtree

If your talking about the plant in the picture titled " My recuperating Super Dwarf Cavandish", Then I think its a Super Dwarf Cavendish because of the way the leaves look and the fact that the pups are so large. Sometimes they dont have red marks on the young plants, but they usually do, especially in sun.

Good luck!

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Olafhenny

The red markings in the Basjoo are really quite faint and I did not notice them in my plant, until my attention was drawn to them, during a discussion here in the forum. They are best seen against the light as I attempted to show here:





Unfortunately the markings, in the blade of the leaf did not show up on the picture, although visible to the bare eye. You can still see the reddish stripe along the spine of the leaf.

Best, and a joyful season to all,
Olaf

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varig8

The red markings on young banana leaves are called Blood Spots. These most readily form in strong sunlight, its a protective coloration of sorts. Some varieties get them, others dont. The plants usually grow out of it, only sporting these spots usually on young suckers. The plant in the photo is most likely a cavendish, super dwarf or dwarf, cant really tell from the photo. If you like the bananas with these spots and coloration, why not try a Rojo? They grow in the same form/habit as Dwarf Cavendish and always retain the markings.

asacomm

I think the easiest way to find the difference between Basjoo and other
bananas is that Basjoo has no white powder-like material on its p-stem
and petioles, while other bananas have that kind of powder.

It seems to me that the banana on the picture has that kind of powder,
so I don't think your banana is not Basjoo, but other banana rather than
Dwf. Cavendish which is normally shorter than that of the picture.

Planter56

Why thank you everyone for your input. This poor potbound
plant has so many pups, it's nuts. It really over produces on the
puping I think. Well when spring gets here and I can get someone
to help me carry this big ole plant down stairs and outside, I'll give it a good
dividing and repotting. That might help in the flowering department, and
I think I'll try and see if I can get a pot that shorter in height but still wider. Sort of like an azalea pot. I do think this one is a dwarf cavendish and not the super dwarf. I did get another cavendish that is a super dwarf, so I'll see how that does as well. I'm going to try and find a varigate Banana now as well. Either florida or Hawian maybe? All depends on whether or not I still have my home and if I'm working. Such a struggle...