Gabe15

I dont know if some of you guys realize this, but 'Dwarf Namwah Pearl' is not supposed to be variegated like 'Ae Ae', its just supposed to be lighter with some minimal variegation, not huge bands of dark green and white like 'Ae Ae'.

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JoeReal

Shall we sue the seller then? It has fine cream colored variegation according to its description.

Here's the exact (my typos forgive) wording from the enclosed document that came along with my plant:

DWARF NAMWAH PEARL

THIS IS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT BANANA. -PALE GREEN WITH FINE CREAM COLORED VARIEGATION, A REAL SHOW STOPPER.......

Gabe15

Well, the fact is that the picture I have is the original plant that all of these TC's came from, so thats what its going to look like. It's nice, but as we say "It ain't no Ae Ae" : )

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bananalover

I didn't expect mine to look anything like Ae Ae. I just like it because it is different but then again each type of banana I have I like because it is different, lol.

JoeReal

So where's the picture of the original? Will truly appreciate something we can salivate over

Bananavilla

California Gold is quite different in it's own way as well.
Mike

MediaHound

think it might be this

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Gabe15

ooops!, sorry, i just had it as a link. I found that picture on the Agri-Starts website about a year ago. I emailed them to ask if they had any available or if they were able to TC it. They told me that was ther eonly one and they weree working on trying to TC it, so now, a year later, apperently they cracked the code!

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tlturbo

OK, wayyyyyy back in this thread was a side by side pic of a variegated something next to an Ae-Ae. I now gather that the other plant was a variegated Namwah (not Dwarf) but NOT the variegated Dwarf Namwah "Pearl". Am I right? So where did the one that looks almost like Ae-Ae come from, who has it and is it available? Just trying to get this straight in my mind.
The above pic of Pearl is really a neat looking plant although totally different from the other 2.

Terry

Gabe15

The other one is a variegated 'Namwah' like 'Ae Ae', its origin is a random mutation, not from TC like the 'Namwah Pearl'. A guy called Eggo over on GW has that plant, it is completly different from 'Dwarf Namwah Pearl', I thinks thats where the confusion was at.

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JoeReal

Any chance of inviting Eggo or letting Eggo share his banana?

TimChapman

.. well if it helps further the confusion, a few of the newer asian variegates are also namwahs, and different in appearance. None of these are widely available, but in time I'm sure they will be. Haven't seen any like 'namwah pearl' but some similar to the picture eggo posted.

Tim Chapman

Gabe15

Great to see you here Tim!

Markku had showed me some pics of a really cool one he saw at some Asian nursery, but he did not know what it was, but it really held its variegation much better than 'Ae Ae' and was is in my opinion a much nicer plant. Asiatica Nursery was offering for a short time those two cool ones 'Sweet Cream' and 'Somthing else I can't remember', and then a similarliy variagted like 'Namwah Pearl' kinda M. laterita or some other Rhodochlamys which they called 'Sweet Thai Treasure' I think, but like that helps us

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JoeReal

When will this torture end?

MediaHound

Hi Tim, welcome to the board.

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MediaHound

Mine arrived yesterday in great shape.

Think you guys would like to know that the seller, Brigitta, added a note that she would be joining our board.

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sean

Mine finally arrived!

TimChapman

Just checked the thai variegated plant books, they show 5 variegated types, 2 are listed as Nam Wa's and the other three are unidentified. Its hard to say too say much since some of the photos are close ups and it doesn't give the same effect as looking at a clump from a short distance. One does have more of the 'pearl look' but maybe not the same thing?? There are some other neat ones not in that book, like yellow/greens and a mostly yellow leaf type. If I didn't have to cancel my summer trip this year, i'd be buying some right about now

Tim Chapman

MediaHound

story time
canceled trip?
sounds like you _almost_ had a good time

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TimChapman

no big story but I was planning to be there right about now, but my parents have decided to move across country in a few days and between being here for that, and to help with the house and such.. and not having a house/dog/plant sitter available (we live close and normally take care of each others' stuff) it makes sense to be here.

I definitely am going to asia next year for the zingiberaceae conference in singapore and will make it to thailand and probably somewhere else. Did get to panama earlier in the year, so this year hasn't been a complete waste travel wise.... however I do have several goodies waiting on me in asia and was hoping to get them now. My friend has tried mailing twice, and each time it was problematic at best. These things are a bit too costly to play around with. The last box of ginger rhizomes (mind you everything is permitted, papers etc.) was sent back to thailand because the Post Office in houston wouldn't put in the effort to find the new address of the customs house which moved locations the week before!!! Another government agency!!! anyways.

Tim Chapman