Banana Plant Musa Maurelli Red
Pot Size: 3.5"

Unique leaves! The bottom of the leaves are a rusty red while the top can range from solid green to green with red streaks. Leaves sit atop red stems. The foliage can span up five feet across making it the perfect garden backdrop. These Banana plants are cold tolerant and will stay green right up until the first frost.

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• Light: full sun

• Height: 4-6’ (depending on light, water, growing season, etc.)

• Hardiness: Perennial in zone 8+, annual in colder zones

• Planting: Soil must be above 55F at night for one week before planting outside. To get a head start, plant indoors 4 weeks before you plan to plant outside. Plant so that the soil level of the pot is the same as surrounding soil

• Soil: A nice light potting mix containing bark, perlite and peat moss.

• Moisture: Keep soil damp while plant is getting established; once plant has unfurled its leaves water liberally. Banana plants like to be kept damp, we suggest that you mulch the soil to retain moisture.

• Feeding: Feed when planting with an all purpose, slow release fertilizer (we suggest you try something organic) and again when the plant is fully established and leaves are unfurled.

• Overwintering: Bring indoors when night temperatures reach 40F.

• Origin: Florida

• Warning: NOT for human consumption!