I'd not risk it planted directly in the ground outside until I got some pups. That's not a cheap banana from Walmart! Is it planted directly in the soil in your greenhouse, or potted? Because if it's potted, then I'd take it out and put it under trees for a little while so it doesn't sun/wind burn and then put it where you want it and keep it out until cool weather, then chop it off, and return it to it's rightful place. Or you could send it up to Indiana to me, and I'll put it in my new greenhouse I'm going to be putting up soon, and I'll send you pictures of how pretty it is. Problem solved! ha ha ha!

Eggo-I've seen them grown from the corm as pups with that pink tint to the stem. It is usually on a pup that comes out all white (or with very little green anyway). Never seen it on one that big but other than that it looks healthy and happy to me.

I bought an Ae Ae in 2008 on e-bay and planted it in a pot immediately. It grew for a while inside, but then died off a little while later. For a long while, I've given up trying to own one again--both the cost and the chance of survival being the set back factors. Lately though, I've been looking at some variegated dwarf Namwah bananas. From some pictures, it seems Ae Ae has more distinct contrast of the variegation than the dwarf Namwah. I'm ok with that if it will survive better. I heard that the dwarf Namwah is a kind of ice cream banana and ice cream bananas are said to be rather cold hardy. Does this mean that the variegated dwarf Namwah is too? I'm not sure. Would appreciate any feedback if you own a variegated dwarf Namwah.

Well, I am the one who sold it. I remember once before reading some posts from people who were 'flaming' about ae ae that were being sold on eBay. So, I just did a search to see if that was still going on, and BINGO!!! This plant was 2 inches shy of being 6 feet tall. $18 for shipping was NOT a high price. It cost me $46 to mail it to the buyer. So, I dare say $18 WAS NOT A RIDICULOUS SHIPPING PRICE!!! Feel free to go to usps dot com and see how much it costs to mail a 24 pound plant to your house. You might be able to talk a hitchhiker into carrying it across country for less money, but you sure can't mail something the size of a body for less than $18!! I was amazed when I read that! As I told 'bananalover' earlier when she emailed me thru eBay, I have taught special education for 16 years. I am the music minister at my church. My family has worked for the Post Office since before I was born. I am NOT out to rip anyone off. I know it was worth more, but I needed to plant something else in its spot. I bought 300 pound postal shipping scales and WEIGH everything before shipping. And I still quote LOW on shipping. I have sent 3 people on this forum FREE ae ae!!! All they had to do was send me the actual postage cost after they received them. How's that for scamming and ripping people off? The banana I just sold was also just beginning to pup. So, the buyer will soon have 7-10 pups, too! Gosh, what a rip-off! An ae ae right at 6 feet tall, with 7 pups forming. I guess gas prices will rise next, huh?