| Description | A large tropical tender perennial with random blotched leaves. In colder regions they are over wintered indoors. |
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| Pronunciation | (MOO-sah)(zeb-REE-nah) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennial Tender |
| Hardiness Zone | 8-11 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, keep evenly moist |
| Soil & Site | humssy, well drained |
| Flowers | orange or red on mature plants, borne in terminal spikes |
| Fruit | inedible orange fruit |
| Leaves | fleshy, large, green, random purplish blotches, undersides can be totally purplish to maroon |
| Dimensions | up to 8-10 feet |
| Propagation | offsets (division), tricky from seeds |
| Misc Facts | (syn Musa acuminata ssp. zebrina) |
| Author's Notes | We had large ones of this plant at the garden center (Prospect Hill Garden Center, New Berlin Wisconsin) that were growing outdoors during the summer. It surprised me how small of pot these plants could grow in, as long as they were kept evenly moist. To prevent leaf tatter avoid windy sites. |
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