The Dwarf Cavendish Banana is a cultivar descended from the banana of commercial produce, the Cavendish. For the fruit see Banana. For other meanings see Banana (disambiguation. The Cavendish is the name for the Banana Cultivar used most commonly in the world banana trade They are often grown as houseplants and produce slightly smaller edible bananas than the Cavendish. This plant has been genetically modified to be able to flower indoors. The fruit tastes like banana ice-cream and grows in large numbers. Ice cream or ice-cream (originally iced cream) is a frozen dessert made from Dairy products such as Milk and Cream, combined Young plants have maroon or purple blotches on their leaves but quickly lose them as they mature. Musa 'tropicana' and 'novak' are similar.