Ice Cream Banana Tissue Culture Starter Trees - Musa acuminata - MicroStarts Plant Plugs
Ice Cream Banana Tissue Culture Starter Trees - Musa acuminata - MicroStarts Plant Plugs
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Musa acuminata 'Ice Cream', also known as Blue Java, are tropical house plant favorites known for producing frosty blue-hued fruit and creamy, vanilla ice cream-like flavor. A hybrid of Musa acuminata and Musa balbisiana, this banana plant variety is prized for both its ornamental appeal and its deliciously unique fruit. Native to Southeast Asia and widely grown in Hawaii, it produces large, fragrant flowers followed by sweet, soft bananas ideal for fresh eating or desserts. With its lush, fast-growing habit, it brings both exotic beauty and homegrown edible treats to your garden, patio, or indoors as an indoor plant.
Ice Cream bananas have a silvery-blue peel when unripe that ripens to pale yellow, revealing creamy, pale ivory flesh with a soft, smooth texture and a sweet, vanilla-like flavor reminiscent of ice cream.
Key Details
Scientific Name: Musa acuminata 'Ice Cream'
Also Known As: Banana plant, Blue Java Banana, and Musa acuminata × balbisiana ‘Blue Java’
Suitable Space: Indoors
USDA Zones (if outdoors): 9-11
Sun Requirements: Full sun and Partial shade
Growth Rate: Fast
Mature Height: 15-20 feet
Pollination: Parthenocarpic (produce fruit without pollination)
Harvest Dates: Varies based on climate and light conditions
Color: Green
Characteristics: Tropical, Flowering, Evergreen, Self-pollinating, Self-fertile, Edible, Fast-growing, and Fragrant
Our plants are propagated via tissue culture, a clonal process that results in true to type, disease-free plants that are grown on their own roots. They have been grown in ellepots to promote healthy root development.
Planting & Care
This tropical plant is sold as a houseplant. Tropical houseplants can thrive in indoor environments throughout the world, should be taken indoors during winter, and generally only planted outdoors in tropical areas.
New to starter plants? Check out our starter plant guide for seven easy steps to grow your plant from starter to stunning!
With proper care, including generally warm temperatures and high humidity, Ice Cream banana plants will fruit indoors. After fruiting, the main stem will die back, allowing new suckers to grow.
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We take pride in our plants. If your plant arrives damaged, please contact us with photos and we’ll happily provide a replacement or refund.
