I have been obsessing over getting it for my very own since I saw it.
The reverse is such a stunning and deep purple.
Can anyone ID this nana for me?
It looks like a giant red abyssinian to me. Down here we call them Jamaican Reds.
You have a very beautiful tree (cluster?). You know once the banana fruits, the tree it comes from dies off but the underground bulb will keep producing pups.
If it doesnt get big then its Rojo Regards Paul
Found a great banana site!
http://www.going-bananas.com/descriptions.htm#ROSE
Thanks, I emailed them my pics for an ID.
They are called BORDELON banana.
Yes, I found out it is that one. THANKS!
its beautiful if u ever know where to get an extra pup lmk...esp if its hardy....jean
Kell,
Attached from 'We Be Bananas'BORDELON
DESCRIPTION:
A beautiful, ornamental banana. Has a bright, maroon colored trunk and the underside of the broad leaves is a bright, wine color. [Q]uite similar to the Zebrina banana / Blood banana with its maroon staining on the top of the leaves and a shimmery maroon underside. (105) [F]ound in Bordelonville, Louisiana. This variety is an ornamental of supposed edible banana parentage to some degree, but its' origin is circumspect and it is assumed to be a hybrid. It may be a cross with the very red-striped variety known in the trade as Sumatran[a] Banana, M. acuminata 'Zebrina,' AKA M. sumatrana, AKA M. 'Rojo,' a notoriously slow, difficult, frost tender and cold sensitive plant even for Southern California. 'Bordelon' has green leaves striped with burgundy, and burgundy undersides. It is supposed to be a good cool grower and should be a great, more dependable substitute for Sumatran Banana. (079) First discovered in the Louisiana town of Bordelonville, this cultivar slightly resembles Musa acuminate ssp. Zebrine, the Blood Banana. Large ornamental foliage has maroon splotches on the upper surface and even more maroon on the underside; this cultivar also grows taller so it has more impact. Readily produces flowers and makes seeded, inedible fruit, which are also ornamental. (032) Large ornamental foliage with maroon spots. (038)
TYPE: ORNAMENTAL, SEEDED
GENETICS:
HEIGHT: 89-14' (032) (105), 25' (052)
HIGHLIGHTS:
(032) (022) (105)
Thanks Larry Cook!