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Virginia I purchased this plant in July as a tiny 1 foot tall (including leaves) plant and it has grown vigorously and is now 4 feet tall (including leaves) and very healthy. It has produced it's first offshoot (pup) and the leaves are now about 3 feet long. Bananas are really fun to grow because you can literally track their growth daily. I have mine in a large fabric pot in an attached greenhouse and the plant was pest free when it came to me and apart from spider mites during the hottest part of the summer, has been pest free. The cigar leaves on this variety have a mauve blush to them which is very nice (and I gather unique to this variety) before they unfurl, and it has added about 1 leaf a week since I've had it, although with the shorter days and cooler weather (and larger leaves it is producing) that's stretching out to about 1 1/2 weeks/leaf.
What a joy to read about your Banana Plant Dwarf Iholena thriving so beautifully in your Plymouth greenhouse, Virginia! From a tiny 1-foot plant to a vigorous 4-footer with pups and those gorgeous mauve-blushed cigar leaves—that's exactly the kind of growth story we love to hear. You clearly have the perfect setup and care routine, and we're so grateful you chose Logee's for this tropical beauty. Happy growing!
The Logee's Team
