It can't be a Dwarf Cavendish, as they have a pseudostem of 7 to 9ft, with leaves on the top. Overall height around 12 to 15ft. Dwarf cav is the plantation banana grown in the Canaries. If around ...

My Dwarf Cav which I have had inside, south facing lounge for almost 4 years is flowering this year ( will try and put some pics later).

Just wondering whats the chance of it producing fruit and will it die after it has flowered?

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... new ones are growing ultra compact bases in all that sunlight? My Super Dwarf Cav had a similar problem early this spring. The new leaves were coming out smaller and I ended ...

... they are clearly new leaves. At five feet high they would not be 'super dwarf'. Super dwarf grow to 6ft including leaves, dwarf cav grows to 14ft :wink: Dwarf cav are the ones they mass grow in the Canaries.

your 100% sure its not a leaf and a flag leaf? any way it could be a super dwarf cav.?

... a pic of this though http://i337.photobucket.com/albums/n370/pushak513/dwarfcav_zps6c351b7a.jpg a dwarf cav. in the rear of the greenhouse. there is a mat of about 20 ...

As said it will depend on the species, and some like dwarf cav and Siam Ruby will just die.

It will need specific questions, not just Musa. Same as palms they are all different

This is a pic of my super dwarf cav back in 2008, and I really thought I had a chance of getting it to flower, but lost it after a cold snap meant my conservatory stayed around 6 to 7C for a week

yes, they are a cavendsish. but could be one of the superdwarf type only reaching 5 to 6 ft. They can go out in the garden ... the way Bananas are sized. With leaves fruiting height is Cavendish, over 25ft Dwarf Cavendish, 14 to 16ft (as seen in ...

yes, they are a cavendsish. but could be one of the superdwarf type only reaching 5 to 6 ft. They can go out in the garden ... the way Bananas are sized. With leaves fruiting height is Cavendish, over 25ft Dwarf Cavendish, 14 to 16ft (as seen in ...

yes, they are a cavendsish. but could be one of the superdwarf type only reaching 5 to 6 ft. They can go out in the garden in summer and providing day times temps are ...

If they are dwarf cav, they do not go dormant, so need to be above 10C for maybe 20 hours a day, no lower than 6C for a short time, and in the highest light you can give them. A dark, unheated garage will see them die in a very short time.

Rabbie wrote:I keep one under a grow light, temperature stays around 18c - 25c grows away no problems. Has put out 3 new pups after coming in for winter.

Once you have conquered that problem Rabbie,the next problem becomes what do do when it starts to get big,if dwarf cav or cav

My dwarf cav goes in my study over winter. its not particularly bright in there but stays a constant 19-21c. Just have to be careful when it goes out in spring not to shock it too much but a good dose of HMC helps it

is DC a Dwarf Cavendish Mike :?: if so never heard of one. They have the acuminata ... leaves which might be referred to as variegated. Yes a dwarf cav. is what I was talking about.. the ones they were selling had ...