Red Banana Tree - Live Tree in a 3 Gallon Pot - Ensete Ventricosum 'Maurelii' - 2 to 3 Feet Tall - Ornamental Fruit Bearing Tree

We do not currently ship to AK,AZ,CA,GU,HI,PR Grown, packaged and shipped exclusively by Wekiva Foliage. This banana-like perennial has large paddle-shaped leaves, which range in color from deep claret brown to red-purple to pale green, produced from the center of the plant, with thick midribs bright red beneath. White flowers are borne in inflorescences 3 to 4 feet long. Fruits are banana-like but dry and unpalatable. Native to the tropical and subtropical forests of Africa, bananas are large herbaceous plants that die back in winter in frosty areas. Grow outdoors in rich soil in a sheltered area. Lift plants before first frost, cut back long roots, and reduce top-growth to the newest 2 or 3 leaves. Ensete ventricosum, commonly called Abyssinian banana or wild banana, is a huge, banana-like, evergreen perennial that is very similar to plants in the genus Musa where it once resided as Musa ensete. ‘Maurelii’, sometimes commonly called red Abyssinian banana, is a cultivar that is prima