You are in the right place for this topic. And photos would be very helpful, especially close-ups of the leaves & the stem.
1. Do Not Panic.
2. If you have a healthy pup that is taking off, the mother plant will slow down.
3. Feel the base of the mother plant to see if there are any very soft places on it. If there are, you may have corm-rot. If so, you'll have to cut the soft, rotten parts off.
4. Ice-Cream bananas do Not like shade - They need full sun to be healthy.
5. Ice-Cream bananas do need lots of water & spraying the leaves is not a bad idea. Arizona is not very humid so spraying with water will help.
6. Please post photos as this will help me & other members to make better decisions.
7. Get opinions from more than 1 member when making important decisions, whenever possible.
This is how 2 of my many Ice-Creams look after a non-stop week of 100-105 degrees F:
These grow in full-day sun with regular watering & feeding every 2-3 weeks.
They are also grown in the ground.
BTW, you're lucky - Ice-Creams Luv "Hot".
Other members: would much appreciate more views on this matter. Thanx
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