That is similar to calling you "Debbie Deborah". Musa is the family name for bananas, so it basically says "Banana banana". Give it some time to grow up, and you will find out what it will do.

I understand your question debbie. I am getting real tired of stores not labeling their plants properly. One thing I see often on the tag on chain-store bananaplants is: -Musa Banana- "For decoration purpouses only, not fit for consumption". You can probably take this with a pinch of salt, but as I wrote in another post there are cultivars on the market, from the cavendish type, that are bred for indoor conditions such as low light and low humidity. Fruit quality is therefore probably not a priority for this segment of bananaplants.

Here is a link that might be useful: Other message/ Dwarf Cavendish

I checked them at WalMart today, and they do say "Banana Musa". They were from a nursery I never heard of about 35 miles north of San Diego. One had beautiful slender leaves with light red splotches on top, and nice light red toning on the underside of the slender leaves. No idea what it was. Like nothing I have seen before. Others were just ordinary green bananas.

Musa is the genus.

From your description of the variegation, it sounds like Musa rojo or one of the many near varieties. Wal-mart, like most chain stores, carries only the most banal, middle-of-the-road plants, typically.

http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/38351/index.html

see pix at http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/banana/msg0801391721981.html?1