Banana 'Blue Java' (Photo courtesy Fruitopia Nursery - fruitopianursery.com.au)
Musa acuminata x balbisiana (ABB Group) ‘Blue Java’ - a hybrid of the two species.
This eye-catching banana plant is both beautiful and produces delicious fruit. It is named for the blue green colour of the immature fruit - when ripe, the fruit turn yellow.
The Blue Java is also called 'Ice Cream Banana' as the flavour and consistency is reminiscent of creamy vanilla ice cream or custard.
Can be blended into smoothies, baked into banana bread, mashed into pancakes or turned into banoffee pie!
Native to Southeast Asia, but also grows naturally in Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
Tree maintenance
This eye-catching banana plant is both beautiful and produces delicious fruit. It is named for the blue green colour of the immature fruit - when ripe, the fruit turn yellow.
The Blue Java is also called 'Ice Cream Banana' as the flavour and consistency is reminiscent of creamy vanilla ice cream or custard.
Can be blended into smoothies, baked into banana bread, mashed into pancakes or turned into banoffee pie!
Native to Southeast Asia, but also grows naturally in Hawaii and other Pacific islands.
Tree maintenance
- Banana plants need lots of water and they should be watered every day during periods of extreme heat or drought.
- Banana plants are also heavy feeders, so it’s important to feed the plants with a balanced organic fertiliser every few months during the spring and summer months.
- The plant will die off when they’ve finished producing fruit, but there should be other suckers coming up to take its place - leave a couple of the suckers in place.
Banana 'Blue Java' at LCG August 2022 (photo credit: Graham Bond)
