Hi, all,

I would appreciate some tips for growing a banana I have been told is a "mucu bananarama" species.

Thanks,

Warm regards, Nina

I tried to find that species on global net UK(best banana index), and couldn't find it listed. It sounds pretty interesting. Could you give me some more info(where you got it, it's native country, what it looks like). Can you post a picyure or is it still small?
Musa bananarama sound like a name someone made up. Are you just pulling my leg?
If so you got me!(LOL)

HI,

No, my intention was not to pull you a leg. It is not my banana, but a friend from another forum asked about it, and I had an idea to find an answer here. I will tell my friend to post a pic here and some details for you to identify it and give advice....

My friend lives in Serbia, Europe, east of Slovenia and Croatia, south of Hungary.


My great wish is to buy somewhere some banana seeds, because I like them very much and I was told on this forum that bananas could be successfully grown in the Mediterranean, where I live. That is why I have subscribed to this forum...

warm regards, Nina

Hi Nina,
I have been growing bananas from seed for a few years now, and the easiest to start has been Musa ensete (Ensete ventricosum). All the bananas you can grow from seed will contain seeds if fruit is produced. If it gets really cold where you live you might want to try M.sikkeminsis, M itinerans, M.cheesmanii, or other more cold hardy types.
I live in northern California (US), in a Mediteranian like climate, and alot of bananas do very well here. Even edible types.
If you can get info on the Mystery banana that would be great. I'm always interested in solving a mystery or learning about a new type.
Thanks, Kyle

Hi, Kyle, thanks for the information. I will try to make my friend give something so you can see if that banana is something new.

By the way, I communicate very much with hibiscus growers of California, because my first love is tropical hibiscus....

warm regards, Nina

Nina,
The Musa bananarama is a Musa Dwarf Cavendish. I just read that on a different forum.
Good luck!

I forgot to add that it makes one of the better house plants as far as bananas indoors goes. It probally needs good light, lot's of water, and fequent fertilizer.

Hi, Green, thank you so much.

My friend will be happy to know it.


ciao, good luck with your plants, Nina

Hello,

I work at the one and only grower of Musa Bananarama, bananarama is not the same as the Musa "Dwarf Cavendish".

Musa bananarama has a thicker stem, and is soesn't grow that fast as a dwarf cavendish.

One thing is true, some gardercenters sold dwarf cavendish as bananarama, cause the name is good

Greetz Sjors

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Sjors Boers

I planted several of those banana plants from Home Depot in the Dallas Texas area and they have done remarkably well. In fact one of the plants now has bananas that look like the Canendish dwarf banana plant.

So here is my question, does anyone know what Home Depot is selling to verify the banana plant type I really have?