Kathy have you thought about growing dwaft fruiting types and the different flowering Ornata types like "Royal Purple. Have a look at the link the guys posted the other day for some new Musa
http://www.going-bananas.com/catalog.htm .
I replace plants that don't do what I want with something better , it beats hanging on to stuff that does not perform as you want even if you have put in a lot of time with the old plants.
later
Steve