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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?

AnnaJW

Noooooo!!!!!!!!!!! Don't cut it! Please - let's see what it can do.

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xyzzy

Why, It's a nice plant - why do you need it to be Ae Ae?

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Gabe15

Musa paradisiaca is not a real plant. It basically means "edible banana", and is a type name, but does not refer to any specific plant. I don't know why it always gets pinned onto 'Ae Ae', but it's incorrect. The true and honest name is just Musa 'Ae Ae'.


As mentioned before, this type of variegation is very common and in no way should it be used to identify the plant, or any variegated banana for that matter (excluding normal Ae Ae as they are very uniform and unique). If you do not have a flower present, there is a very small number of plants that can still be positively identified (and these are almost never edible types). Since any banana can become variegated from TC, it is very unwise to think that you could compare variegation patterns and identify the variety.

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