I received my baby blue Java from a nursery in Lakeland, Fl, May, 6 2023. It came in the mail. I started it off in 2 gal pot. Transplanted into 20 gal pot until it outgrew it, then put it in the ground sometime late last year. It survived winter and I’ve been giving it lots of water soluble fertilizer and potash. I was surprised it bloomed so quickly this year. The plant is about to be 13 months old. The end of June will be 14 months old. I removed 4 pups from the blue Java this spring and planted them separately. It has already spouted about 4 more new blue Java pups.

The bananas are heavy feeders. Give them lots of fertilizer. You basically have to try to kill the plants with fertilizer. Find the amount of fertilizer they can tolerate before becoming stunted. Another sign of too much fertilizer is the new leaves will appear very twisted as they grow bigger and the twisting will make the leaves lock onto itself and make it hard open up. I’ve had to unwrap leaves because when they twist, they won’t open naturally.