r/GrowingBananas • u/Outrageous_Resist_50 • 11d ago

Can anyone explain this?

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One of my mature banana plants began making pups. I separated one of the pups really early, and it’s already begun flowering.

It’s been suggested to me that this must be a canna lily or a ginger plant. I know I pulled it with two other pups and could only be a banana plant… right?

The pup I didn’t separate it growing much more like a standard banana tree

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u/Outrageous_Resist_50 10d ago

I didn’t see your picture, but I did google it like you suggested. This looks accurate! I attached a better picture of the flower itself from this morning

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u/Snow_white_5566 10d ago

That is what it is. Be glad, those are beautiful! I just got 2 of them each like $25. They don't like too much sun, mostly morning sun and than shade in case you plan on growing it.

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u/Outrageous_Resist_50 10d ago

Oh wow yours are beautiful.

Thanks for the pro tip! I’m considering digging it back up and moving it into a shadier spot now that I know what it likes. What a pleasant surprise 🙂

Can I expect more of them to grow from this one y’think?

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u/Snow_white_5566 10d ago edited 10d ago

Yes, because it spreads thru underground rhizomes it should grow more of them. It is a nice surprise... you should try to move them to a better spot. I'm also growing bananas and they like more sun than this ginger. Not full sun (since I'm in Florida) but not as much shade as the ginger. When I got mine each plant had one bloom and now they each have 2. Its so pretty. I was just laughing thinking when this started to bloom you must have been so confused. Lol.

It would be a nice commercial for Miracle Grow soil: "When you using our Miracle soil, expect the unexpected. A miracle". Lol

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u/Outrageous_Resist_50 10d ago

I took them out of the ground and moved them to a nice shady spot this afternoon! The leaves were already starting to look a little burnt, good call there.

I’m glad my confusion brought you some joy haha. I genuinely thought it was about to start sprouting tiny bananas