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Purple
Banana (Musa velutina)
Catalog # 93 - An extremely
showy plant, much like the Roman Emperor Musa, who was the first to consider
the banana as an import item to ancient Rome. Since then many variety of
Banana have come to the attention of the world. We offer a few select species
in our catalogue, one of them the purple Banana, a dwarf specimen, but
extremely ornamental. A slender trunk with the characteristic long stemmed
leaves stands about 5ft.-(1.5) cm tall, with a flaming red flowering head which grows from
a stem and the finger sized small velvet purple bananas grow from behind
the crown. As a houseplant this species makes not only a great conversation
piece but also an extremely elegant exotic feature to your home. Originally
from Assam, it is one of the few species that has a chance of bearing fruit
indoors. Water very regularly so that the soil is moist. Add liquid fertilizer
every 2 weeks. Temperatures of 70-75 (21-24 C) are adequate. Mist every week to provide the moisture.
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