MUSA ZEBRINA AKA MUSA ACUMINATA ZERBRINA A NON-FRUITING ORNAMENTAL BANANA

TOP OF LEAF – RED BLOTCHES ON GREEN
BOTTOM OF LEAF – MAROON

The plants I’m showing here are a non-edible fruiting type of ornamental Banana known as Musa zebrina in the Musa acuminata group.The name “sumatrana” is sometimes used as a reference. Like most Bananas, it does sucker. This species is used for its ornamental value – either in the garden (where it gets six to eight feet tall) or in a container (where it gets to 3 to 5 feet tall). It has light green leaves with attractive purple splotches and maroon underside. See photos below. It does produce purple fruit but these are not edible because of fiber or seeds. It’d want full sun outdoors (along the coast) and should be cold tolerant well into the mid-twenties F. Some are also growing it as an indoor plant. We’re putting our five gallon plants on sale. See photos below.

These can be mail ordered. The first six photos show our 5 gallon size.