Wanted: Banana Varieties

[BeachGardener9a]

Best place to buy banana pups? No Tissue Culture allowed. I am specifically looking for varieties that grow well in the northwest Florida region Zone 9A.

Varieties like:
Dwarf Namwa
Tall Namwa
Dwarf Brazilian
Raja Puri
Dwarf Kokopo/Patupi
Pisang Ceylon (Improved Mysore)
Dwarf Orinoco
Tall Orinoco
Blue Java (real)
SH-3640 (High Noon)

What varieties am I missing?

[Fruit Jungle]

I've heard the shorter thicker stemmed varieties tend to have more cold tolerance. I also like the shorter varieties because they are less prone to toppling when the racks fill out.

[jbergen]

Dwarf Namwah has been awesome in Jacksonville.  Probably my favorite, very sweet and actually juicy if you can imagine a banana being juicy.  Very stout, thick trunk and good looking.  Has been through many freezes with leaf burn but no trunk dieback

[BeachGardener9a]

Does anyone have a good source for Banana pups?

[BestDay]

I sell some of these.  Do a search for my listing here.  Right now the only variety I have available to ship is California Gold.  It is very cold hardy, stays short and never needs propping.  It is excellent when cooked as a plantain.  It can be eaten fresh and is very good, not excellent, but very good.  It is a good dual purpose variety.  2 gallon plants are $35 plus shipping.

Bill

[Raretype]

Best place to buy banana pups? No Tissue Culture allowed. I am specifically looking for varieties that grow well in the northwest Florida region Zone 9A.

Varieties like:
Dwarf Namwa
Tall Namwa
Dwarf Brazilian
Raja Puri
Dwarf Kokopo/Patupi
Pisang Ceylon (Improved Mysore)
Dwarf Orinoco
Tall Orinoco
Blue Java (real)
SH-3640 (High Noon)

What varieties am I missing?

gran nain
gros michel