Musa haekkinenii

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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:

• Calathea musaica (Network Calathea)
• Ensete lasiocarpum, Musella lasiocarpa, Musa lasiocarpa (Chinese Yellow Banana, Golden Lotus Banana)
• Ensete ventricosum, Musa arnoldiana, Musa ensete Maurelii (Red banana, Abyssinian banana, Ethiopian banana)
• Musa coccinea (Scarlet Banana, Red-flowering Banana)
• Musa hybrid ( ABB group ) (Cooking banana, Rulo)
• Musa sp. (Banana, Bananier Nain, Canbur, Curro, Plantain)
• Musa sumatrana, Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina (Blood Leaf Banana)
• Musa velutina (Hairy Banana, Pink Banana)
• Musa x paradisiaca Ae Ae (Royal Variegated Banana, Variegated Hawaiian Banana, Sacred Banana, Ae Ae Hybrid Plantain Banana)