Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Is one of my Basjoo's something else?, 1 by bwilliams

bwilliams wrote:
It is very hard to ID most bananas. But if your interested in IDing a basjoo their are a few things to look for. Some other bananas have the same traits but most of the common forms sold do not share them. One is the red streak down the center of the leaf. But this is not alway noticable and sometimes does not show at all. The best way I can tell them apart is the stems. The stems have small wings on them rather than being closed up or just opened they have what looks like small flaps on each side of the petiole. This is the best way to ID a basjoo other than the flower. I have noticed that this trait seems to on most forms that are cold hardy.

I might regret this but this is the only photo I have of a basjoos stems. On here you can see the stems are winged. This is not as easily noticable if the plants are very small but after about 1 to 2 feet tall you see it. And yes this is a variegated basjoo.