Musa balbisiana gigantea

Musa balbisania gigantea – giant banana

This special banana tree is a must for your garden. When the plants are young, they are still blueish till green color. The plants that get a lot of sun, the pseudostem becomes shiny brown / yellow and the leafstalks having a wax white color. A real ornamental plant. It grows in root balls of very tall plants. This tree can grow up to 7 metres high. The best thing for this specimen is to keep it in a container. You will receive a plant in the size shown in the photo. The hardiness is comparable to Musa sikkimensis.

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.

expected availability 05-2024

All bananas without protection are not frost-resistant

• Plant location: shadow / half shade
• Care of the plants: simple
• Watering: plenty of water
• Hardiness: none
• Country of origin: Asia and South China