Musa basjoo A real tropical stunner for the non-gardening friends and relatives! Leave out during the winter without protection and the frost will cut the leaves and stem back to the ground, only to shoot again next year. Protect and it will begin to shoot from the top of the stem, therefore producing a bigger plant year on year. Excellent for beginners. Conditions: Full Sun or Partial Shade, Hardy and will withstand a minimum temperature of -15°C.

Common Name: Japanese Fibre Banana, Hardy Banana.

Situation: Full sun, moist, well-drained soil.

Eventual height: 6m in the tropics!

Eventual spread: 3m though easily kept to less.

Hardiness: -15C or lower.

Supplied: These plants are in 5 litre large growers pots 40-50cm tall plant. Due to the tissue-paper like delicate nature of the leaves, we remove them prior to packing. Japanese banana plants produce new leaves rapidly during the summer months.