Botanical name: Musa haekkinenii
Common name: Wild Red Banana
Family: Musaceae
Origin: Vietnam
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
Musa haekkinenii is a small plant (1 to 1.5 m high) that has an erect inflorescence and a slender pseudostem (3-4 cm in diameter). Its leaf habit is semi-erect and it produces 2 to 6 suckers close to the base of the mother plant. Musa haekkinenii flowers continuously and has long lasting bright red bracts. Prefers full sun and good drainage.
Similar plants: Musa haekkinenii (Wild Red Banana)
- Calathea musaica (Network Calathea)
- Ensete lasiocarpum (Chinese Yellow Banana)
- Musa acuminata (Banana)
- Musa coccinea (Scarlet Banana)
- Musa sp. ''Truly Tiny'' (Dwarf Banana 'Truly Tiny')
- Musa sp. (Banana)
- Musa sp. 'Ornamental Group' (Ornamental bananas)
- Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana)
- Musa velutina (Hairy Banana)
- Musa x paradisiaca Ae Ae (Royal Variegated Banana)
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/musa_haekkinenii.htm