Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannaensis

Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannaensis – Giant Yunnan Banana

This frost hardy banana tree is a must for your garden. This spieces makes very long suckers from the pseudostem. Sometimes 2-3 meters far! The plants that get a lot of sun, the pseudostem turns to dark purple. The leaf are green. The fruits taste sweet delicious. The flowers are huge 30cm till 60cm. A true ornamental plant. It grows in root clumps of very tall plants. This tree can grow up to 7 meters tall. Best for this specimen is to keep it in a container. The hardiness is similar to Musa basjoo or even better. You will receive a healthy seedgrown plant.

Expected availability 05-2024!

We are experts in germinating special rare Musa and Ensete seeds. Gilian Plants does everything themselves so they can offer you the real thing. Gilian Plants has new seeds every year in certain wholesale quantities.

All bananas without protection are not frost resistant

• Position: shade / half shade

• Care of the plants: simple

• Watering: a lot of water

• Hardiness: minus -7

• Country of origin: Yunnan, china