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| Category: Tropical |
| Family: Musaceae (Bananas) |
| Origin: Pantropical |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Burgundy |
| Bloomtime: Spring |
| Synonyms: [M. 'Blue Java'] |
| Height: 15-20 feet |
| Width: 10-15 feet |
| Exposure: Full Sun |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): High Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: 20-25° F |
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Musa 'Ice Cream' (Ice Cream Banana) - A large perennial with a very tropical look with long boad leaves, huge burgundy flowers and very tasty fruit. This is one of the larger bananas with a stout trunk, robust root system and leaves that can reach 18 feet tall. It produces clusters of blue green-fruit, smaller than commercial varietis, with white flesh. As the name implies this banana tastes like ice cream and many believe it is the tastiest of the backyard bananas. It is also known as Musa 'Blue Java'. Plant in full sun to part sun and give ample watering and fertilizer from spring through summer. Apply a heavy layer of mulch to the soil surface, but do not pile mulch agianst the trunk. Hardy to 20-25° F. We grew this plant from 1996 until 2008.
The information about Musa 'Ice Cream' displayed on this web page is based on our research conducted in the nursery's horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also include observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments we receive from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share cultural information that would aid others in growing this plant. |
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