Nice photo. I've never heard of that variety.

I hadn't either, but I am willing to try anything I don't already have. Sometimes it pays off. Belle was another unknown that turned out to be a winner. Now I am waiting on Tomoc and Malango.

pitangadiego, how do you find out about such varieties of bananas? Do you research on the web and go from there? Of all the bananas that you have grown, what are the top 3 bananas that gave you the most problems and why?

MMM, citrusy, sounds good.
I have seen pisan ceylon and pisang ceylan refered to as an improved mysore.
Haven't heard of Tomoc and Malango, tho.

seahorse

I have a pisang ceylon and i got it at Home Depot! Last Summer a real stunner, let me ask doeas yours have red undersides of the leaves?

No red undersides on the leaves.

My Pisang Ceylon came from an Ebay source.

RE: problems, the worst was AeAe, just up and died after year and a half, and took 4 pups with it. Only one I ever lost.

Reds are a problem because they are more cold sensitive (Dwarf, Tall, Iholena, Kru, etc.).

Other than needing propping (usually taller slender varieties), the rest are pretty hassle free.

I've had Pisang Ceylon for over 3 years. Its also very prolific growing and fruiting. I have 3 more bunches of fruit in process, ate one already this spring. My fruit have a tad of orangish color in the middle. To me they have a more dense flesh, and a tropical aspect to the taste. Still waiting to try my other 7 or 8 varieties. Hurricanes keep knocking them down when they're fruiting or about to.

Gary

Mine does have red in the stems as well as a red cast to the underside of the leaves. I got mine from a source on bananas.org which is really reliable.

I've had mine for nearly 3 years now (thanks, Gary). The winter cold killed a bunch of fruit, but the plants came through fine. To me these bananas taste a bit like apples rather than citrus.

I did extensive research online and there are many banana experts who regard Pisang Ceylon as the top best tasting variety out of all the different bananas, although several other varieties come very close.

If you are a beginner just starting out and reading this, don't think you have to get Pisang Ceylon; there are many other banana varieties that taste just fine. This is a variety for banana connoisseurs. Combines excellent flavor and creamy texture with those tropical floral aromas that are completely lacking in standard supermarket bananas.