General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: to 15 feet (4.6m)
Leaves: Evergreen
Variegated
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Other: Seasonal. Bloom can occur in any season depending on size of plant and climate.
Underground structures: Rhizome
Edible Parts: Fruit
Flowers
Eating Methods: Cooked
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • Royal Variegated Banana
  • Banana
  • Pisang
Also sold as:
  • Aeae
  • Ae'ae
  • Ae Ae
  • Ae-Ae

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photo by:  Forest & Kim Starr

photo by:  Forest & Kim Starr
Location: Aguirre Edo. Carabobo Venezuela
Date: 2017-09-17
AeAe banana
Location: Bejuma Edo Carabobo
Date: 2017-07-28
AeAe banana
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2012
striking variegated bananas!
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: May 2012
close up of the variegated fruit.
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