I ordered a Blue Java banana plant from Plantogram in 2016. Though I understand that it may actually be another Ice Cream Variety. Friends and family really like it. Personally it's not quite as I expected, it's not very sweet. It's better eaten fresh as the bananas don't ever get mushy and sweeter. You can leave them out till they are pitch black and when they are peeled they still have a fresh bright white fruit. They make terrible banana bread. Making ice cream from them, I baked the bananas in their peel to bring out their sugar content, the peels dyed the fruit a dark purple. The ice cream was very mild in flavor and little starchy. So I suppose my question is whether others had a similar experience.
Now for the plants themselves, a full sized shoot can be 12 to 15 feet tall, is prolific, and extremely fast growing. I can remove a bunch of new shoots and a week later 10 more are popping up. It's starting to become a full time job keeping the plant as bay. I'm beginning to consider if it's worth the effort. I have a feeling it's growth is exponential. My understanding removing the plant will be no small feat. On the plus side they really do look make the front yard look great.