COMMON NAMES: SIKKIM BANANA, COLD HARDY HIMALAYA BANANA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: MUSA SIKKIMENSIS 'MANIPUR'

FAMILY OF MUSACEAE

NOTES: RARE SPECIES FROM ASIA AND HIGHER ALTITUDES OF THAILAND. RAPID GROWING PLANTS, REACHS HEIGHTS OF  3,50 M HÖHE, THE HIGH LEAVES ON THE INFLORESCENCE ARE REDDISH WITH BLUISH POINTS. THE FRUITS ARE SHORT, QUADRATIC OR TRIANGULAR, THE PLANTS ARE EASY TO CULTIVATE AND VERY HARDY TO -3°C ON LEAVES. EVEN WITH WINTER PROTECTION THEY ARE ABLE TO SURVIVE LIKE MUSA BASJOO IN REGIONS WITH COLD WINTERS.

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