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Musa ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii' /Red Abyssinian Banana
Bold presence in the landscape
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Scientific Name:
Musa ensete ventricosum 'Maurelii'
Common Name:
Red Abyssinian Banana
Plant Type:
Evergreen
Leaf Type:
Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:
10, 11
Determine Your Zone
Height:
8-10 feet
Spread:
5 - 10 feet
Light Exposure:
Sun, Part Sun
Drainage:
Well drained, Moist,
Rate of Growth:
Moderate
Water Requirement:
Medium
Maintenance Level:
Medium
Susceptible to insects
and diseases:
No
Comments:
Maurelli is a seasonal bloomer. It develops broad leaves with a pink-bronze color and leaf axils and trunk that become bright burgundy-red. Where not hardy, it may be grown as a container plant and protected form freezing so it will live for another year.