Monday Mystery

We've had this plant for a very long time. I have never liked it. It had about 3 or 4 of the tall leaves for years. I've really always hated it. I thought Butch liked it since he brings it in every year. Neither of us have any idea where it came from. I always thought he must have bought it because to me, it's a "guys" kind of thing. Definitely not my vibe. But he says he didn't buy it. So there's that mystery--where the heck did it come from? And then, the next mystery. What the heck is it??

So last year, I decided to figure out what it is. Using my plant identification app, I

found that it was a bird of paradise. This year, I decided to fertilize it. Suddenly, it's going gang busters. Butch thought it was something other than a bird of paradise. I tried my identifier app again. This time, it says it's a banana plant. That makes more sense to Butch. I don't know why. 

Anyway, I guess we'll see what happens and then decide. Here's a bird of paradise picture from the web:

And here is the banana plant:

I guess the only way we'll know for sure is if it every produces a bloom or bananas!

It's a mystery for sure! I'm still leaning towards bird of paradise. We'll see. 

I'll keep you posted!