Experience ordering from FloridaHillNursery?

[561MangoFanatic]

Has anyone ordered banana cultures from FloridaHillNursery? They seem to be the only place that I can find the 3 varieties of bananas I'm looking for & thought I read in a similar post about their plants not being properly labeled from someone else's experience?? Tried going through going-bananas.com but they didn't have the varieties- Dwarf Namwah, Blue Java/Ice Cream, & Praying Hands.. anyone growing them & have pups? (Looked on Craigslist with no luck) any help is appreciated  😁

[bsbullie]

I believe Excalibur has Praying Hands and Ice Cream.  Anogher option is getting them from Going Bananas.

[demingcr]

i ordered figs and blueberry from them before. Have no idea if they were the variety they claimed as i never successfully fruited them beyond  a small handful of berries and figs before i got rid of them prior to a move, but they came promptly and were well packaged. Be aware they are very small plants, 1-2 inches in height with corresponding rootball.

[bsbullie]

i ordered figs and blueberry from them before. Have no idea if they were the variety they claimed as i never successfully fruited them beyond  a small handful of berries and figs before i got rid of them prior to a move, but they came promptly and were well packaged. Be aware they are very small plants, 1-2 inches in height with corresponding rootball.

1 - 2 inches ?

[demingcr]

yes, they are tiny. Probably why they are typically $5-6 a plant. I think it's tissue culture or claimed to be.

to be clear, i'm talking about the plants when you order them, not the height of the mature plants!

[Orly]

I've ordered from Green Earth Co.  They have a pretty good number of banana varieties I think.  I got three nanas from them and they are doing great.  Can't say if they are true to type yet since they've yet to fruit but they are close.

http://www.greenhousebusiness.com/bananaplants.html

[roblack]

+1 for Going Bananas. A great selection of nanner plants, and good size. Picked up a Sweet Heart (FHIA 03) from him. Very happy with it.

[zands]

Probably will get Black Mission and LSU from them. Anyone have success in south Florida with either one?

I have some run of the mill Ischia and Brown Turkey growing. They get watery and do not get much sweet like they would in a dry climate. I have fruits on it now.

[bsbullie]

Probably will get Black Mission and LSU from them. Anyone have success in south Florida with either one?

I have some run of the mill Ischia and Brown Turkey growing. They get watery and do not get much sweet like they would in a dry climate. I have fruits on it now.

Both will fruit here but much better varieties available locally.

[RodneyS]

Probably will get Black Mission and LSU from them. Anyone have success in south Florida with either one?

I have some run of the mill Ischia and Brown Turkey growing. They get watery and do not get much sweet like they would in a dry climate. I have fruits on it now.

Not sure how they will do in Florida, but I enjoy the figs from my Violette de Bordeaux and Lattarrula