Photo: geoff mckay from Palmerston North, New Zealand (licence) · representative image, not the exact plant you receive
Ice Cream Banana
Musa acuminata x balbisiana 'Blue Java'
Blue-tinged fruit with soft, custard-textured flesh that really does taste faintly of vanilla ice cream. Hardier and more wind-firm than most bananas, which matters in Florida.
- RipensSummer harvest
- USDA zones9a-11
- Mature size12 to 15 ft
- CategoryBananas and Plantains
The cultivar name and the figures above are our best effort rather than a guarantee. We rely in part on what the nurseries we buy from tell us. What that means.
Understory layer
Full sun
Hardy to about 28F
High in potassium
- Pick up in person. Collect free from Booth J57 at Renninger's Flea Market, 20651 US-441, Mount Dora, at the weekend, or from the nursery on a weekday by arrangement. We will confirm the details with your order.
- Local delivery. We deliver to the Eustis, Mount Dora, Tavares and Umatilla area.
- Ship to me. Carefully packed and shipped from our Lake County nursery.
Growing Ice Cream Banana in Central Florida
Full sun, rich soil, and more water and fertiliser than you think is reasonable. Keep two or three suckers per clump and cut the rest. The stalk that fruits then dies; cut it out and let a sucker take over.