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Sign up freeMusa basjoo Siebold & Zucc. ex Iinuma
Musa basjoo is a fast-growing herbaceous perennial with a tropical appearance, featuring very large paddle-shaped bright green leaves that arch from the pseudo-stem. The thick false stem is created by overlapped or whorled leaves, and creamy to yellow tubular flowers appear during summer, followed by small ornamental inedible fruits.
Thrives in the same full sun conditions as Hardy banana
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs, Parasitic wasps, Predatory mites, Minute pirate bugs to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, French MarigoldGood and LungwortGreat nearby.Grow: Full sun
Water: High · Height: 225 cm · Soil: Moist, well-drained, humus-rich loam soils; should not be allowed to dry out
