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Well Bboat, if it makes you feel any better AeAe is the most common variegated banana out there and therefore the cheapest. Other types usually go for at least twice as much. But nonetheless AeAe has the most stunning variegation out of any I have seen and is a must have for any variegate lover.

As previously mentioned the variegation on the AeAe is splotchy and has what I call a milky fluorescent white, both are characteristic that is rarely seen. And in contrast to what people say I still have never heard any first hand account of anyone’s AeAe reverting back to all green. Yes it does produce all green pups but the mother plant reverting back, nope. It’s the most stable variegated banana out there probably due to the centuries of cultivation it had gone through back in Hawaii.

All variegated bananas will show the browning on the leaves if planted in full sun. Its unavoidable. Planting a variegated banana in highly shaded area will keep the leaves looking much nicer for a longer period of time but your get very slow growth. Planting in full sun gets you optimal growth but as you can see very ugly leaf damage.

I can’t say exactly what cultivar your plant is. But the variegation seems a bit unstable. It also looks like it had a tremendous amount of white to green ratio. Maybe a bit too much. It could be a Namwah as this type seems to gaining popularity and also the fact that it is one of the more easily obtainable variegated variety in Thailand. But there are types out there that have similar characteristic as Namwah.

Do you have previous pictures of the plant? The plants at the nursery? Or maybe a picture of the plant in the daytime without the flash?