Once only allowed to be grown by members of the Hawaiian Royal Family, this stunning variegated banana sports various shades of green highlighted with creamy white. Even the fruit is decorated with variegation! Give it a little shade to keep the white areas from burning. This plant also prefers a moist, acid soil. It is slow to pup, but worth the wait!
by touchofthetropics Aug 23, 2001 12:00 PM
Here is a picture of some of my Ae Ae bananas. The tallest is now just finished ripening its large crop The pups are coming on strong. And a tree just behind these has a nice bunch of fruit coming along. I have five pots of pups ready to sell. Send a message if interested to: jnstropic@hotmail.com
by jns Jul 3, 2002 9:07 PM
Ae Ae does fine in Full Sun
Tampa, FL
by Rmplmnz Jul 4, 2003 12:15 PM
One pup of many from a few mothers that I have in S. Fla
by speedylocksmith Aug 13, 2003 1:03 PM
Variegated Hawaiian Banana
by ArturoinMiami Aug 18, 2004 10:21 PM
There is a corm in the center of this pot that shoots the occasional all white Ae-Ae.
by MediaHound Aug 13, 2005 10:48 PM
Musa Ae Ae at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens
by Hellobebe Oct 29, 2007 1:35 PM
AE AE April 2009--sprouting out for the season
by BobGoblin May 3, 2009 2:40 AM
Grown in the ground outside in Southern California.
by Clare_CA Sep 8, 2010 11:33 AM
This one died shortly after being shipped. AeAe's are not a good investment as they can be very fussy.
by Clare_CA Sep 8, 2010 11:33 AM
The white part of the leaves burn easily in full sun.
by Clare_CA Sep 8, 2010 11:33 AM
Doing well in the ground in Zone 10. This survived its first winter in the ground here in Ventura County. It's planted next to our chicken coop and may get some heat from the area.
by Clare_CA Jul 11, 2011 11:47 AM
Showing more detail of the leaves
by Clare_CA Jul 11, 2011 11:48 AM
AeAe variegated banana Florida strain. Albino in photo
by Johnsddr Jun 1, 2014 11:52 PM
Very Beautiful 3 Color Musa Variegated Very nice leaf and good test fruit
by bkinterplants Jun 2, 2015 7:07 AM
Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com
by Kell Aug 10, 2017 5:05 PM
White River Gardens. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/
by Kell May 31, 2018 8:17 PM
