Musa velutina
- Product number: 645250
- Origin: South Asia
- Latin: Musa velutina
A small banana species that thrives and fruits very well in a (large) pot. The veins and stem are already adorned with a red glow, but the flower is a true beauty: purple with rosy red. Afterwards, rosy red, small bananas develop. The plant is reasonably cold-hardy, but protect it from frost.
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Latin: Musa velutina
Dutch: Rode- of Asam-Banaan
English: Pink Velvet Banana
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- Flower colour: Purple with pinkish red
- Origin: South Asia
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Advanced
- Latin: Musa velutina
- Dutch: Red or Assam Banana
- Also known as: Not applicable / Not known
- English: Pink Velvet Banana
