My New Favorite Banana Plant

PR-Giants · 10-31-2025, 01:56 PM

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Here's a Dwarf Namwa Nub that had a more beautiful outcome.

Propagation proficiency really helps because not every nub is going to turn out to be beautiful.

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This one will be for sale when it gets a little bigger.

harveyc · 10-31-2025, 05:10 PM

Looks great!

all43 · 11-02-2025, 02:03 AM

Very cool looking mate!!!

PR-Giants · 11-02-2025, 08:40 AM

About a dozen years ago I found a plant with the same desirable characteristic that this plant displays but after years of study I was disappointed with it's overall performance and decided against distributing it. So it's safe to say at this point of it's development I'm cautiously optimistic.

I started focusing on this plant sometime after Oct 5 and was happy that I had taken the earlier photos. I'll add all future pertinent photos for those that are interested. I'll also re-post any remaining photos from the first study but most were overwritten due to the limited photo space here so if you read the old posts the corresponding photos will now be out of place.

PR-Giants · 11-02-2025, 09:55 AM

Even though variegation was not the desirable characteristic, all these photos are of the same plant in chronological order to show how it's color changed over time.

Second photo was taken on January 29 but I don't recall the year and the white leaf in the photo is the leaf that I later wrote Jan 29 on.

Third photo was taken a couple weeks later.

Forth photo shows the same dated leaf with the following leaf and there's also a developing offshoot in the background.

Fifth photo shows the flag leaf unfurling.

Sixth photo shows - D. it's peduncle - A. one of it's mottled mature leaves - B. a normal Namwa leaf - C. one of it's offshoots

PR-Giants · 11-04-2025, 06:15 PM

PR-Giants · 11-10-2025, 02:36 PM

7 leaves
2.25" pstem

all43 · 11-11-2025, 12:30 AM

Very nice.

PR-Giants · 11-16-2025, 08:54 AM

Another stacked leaf. Exactly what would be expected if this is to be a true Super Dwarf Pisang Awak. A green version of this plant could easily become the most desirable banana for indoor growers and tissue culturing it should be simple.

10-31-2025, 05:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
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PR-Giants Commercial Grower Location: Florida & Greater Antilles Find me on the map! Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 4,761 BananaBucks : 6,076 Feedback: 16 / 100% Said "Thanks" 2,980 Times Was Thanked 13,014 Times in 3,835 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 3,225 Times	Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant Even though variegation was not the desirable characteristic, all these photos are of the same plant in chronological order to show how it's color changed over time. Second photo was taken on January 29 but I don't recall the year and the white leaf in the photo is the leaf that I later wrote Jan 29 on. Third photo was taken a couple weeks later. Forth photo shows the same dated leaf with the following leaf and there's also a developing offshoot in the background. Fifth photo shows the flag leaf unfurling. Sixth photo shows - D. it's peduncle - A. one of it's mottled mature leaves - B. a normal Namwa leaf - C. one of it's offshoots __________________ PR-Giants Photo Gallery 15,000+ Varieties Last edited by PR-Giants : 11-02-2025 at 10:48 AM.

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all43 Location: SE UK Find me on the map! Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 387 BananaBucks : 29,406 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 2,475 Times Was Thanked 496 Times in 239 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 337 Times	Re: My New Favorite Banana Plant Very nice.

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