Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana)
Fastest-Growing Red-Leaf Bananas
Botanical names: Musa sumatrana, Musa acuminata subsp. zebrina
Common name: Blood Leaf Banana
Family: Musaceae
Origin: Southeast Asia
USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map
USDA Zone: 8-11
Cold tolerance: 20°F
Plant type: Fruit
Fruit type: Banana
Plant form: Large or medium tree
Mature height: 20 ft or more
Sun exposure: Full sun or bright light indoor
Cold tolerance: Tolerates light freezing to about 30°F for short periods (mature plants). Young plants must be protected.
Watering: Regular; moderate
Suitable for: Outdoors in the suitable USDA zone; large gardens
Foliage color: Ornamental foliageThe Blood Leaf Banana is a subspecies of the wild banana species Musa acuminata, one of the two ancestors of modern edible bananas. This plant is grown for its attractive foliage. The fruit is seeded. The stem is completely red. The leaves are narrow with green and red mottling on the top and solid maroon coloring on the bottom.
Similar plants: Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana)
- Calathea musaica (Network Calathea)
- Ensete lasiocarpum (Chinese Yellow Banana)
- Musa acuminata (Banana)
- Musa coccinea (Scarlet Banana)
- Musa haekkinenii (Wild Red Banana)
- Musa sp. (Banana)
- Musa sp. 'Ornamental Group' (Ornamental bananas)
- Musa sp. ''Truly Tiny'' (Dwarf Banana 'Truly Tiny')
- Musa velutina (Hairy Banana)
- Musa x paradisiaca Ae Ae (Royal Variegated Banana)
Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana) leaves with deep maroon markings on a green background.
Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana) young plants growing inside black plastic pots on gravel ground.
Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana) leaves with deep red and green tones on blue material
Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana) leaves marked with distinct dark purple patches on green foliage.
Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana) showing distinct maroon markings on long green paddle-shaped foliage
Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana) leaf with distinct green and maroon color markings on surface.
Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana) leaf surface showing mixture of green and red tones
Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana) with broad foliage marked by deep maroon tones against orange stems
Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana) leaves overlap in layered arrangement with rich maroon markings.
Musa sumatrana (Blood Leaf Banana) with distinctive maroon markings across the elongated green foliage.
Musa x sumatrana 'Red Leaf' is a striking ornamental banana featuring green leaves with bold red streaks; it may produce small edible fruit, but it is mainly valued for its vibrant foliage.
Link to this plant:
https://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/musa_acuminata_zebrina.htm