Hello everyone,
I am new to this site and I just love it! Who knew growing bananas could be so popular!
Anyway, I need some help with my first banana plant that I bought from Home Depot. All it says on the tag is Musa hybrid mini
and it really doesn't even look like the plant pictured so I don't know what it is. The stats on the tag, if they're even right, say its mature size is 24-36" high x 8-10' wide (strange, sounds like a shrub) and hardy to 20°F, which is why the tag also calls it an annual for my zone 6.
The pseudostem is red as are the new leaves on top and underneath. The oldest leaf is green with a red stripe down the center and green on the bottom side of the leaf.
As I read in another post, some bananas have a waxy stem. Mine seems to have some wax on its stem also, at least it appears to be wax.
I guess my biggest concern is that it will never fruit, and I really want fruit, so can anyone tell me if this looks like a fruiting type? Do dwarf varities normally fruit? I also just noticed it has spider mites
, which makes me think I should just take it back and get the larger variety I saw there. Anyway, any input would be greatly appreciated, even if its just to let me know what the distinguishing factors are among banana varieties.
Holly