Musa sanguinea

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names
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Read about Musa sanguinea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Musa sanguinea, Hook, f. Stoniferous: st. very slender, 4-5 ft. high: lvs. oblong, thin, bright green, 2-3 ft. long, 5-8 in. wide; petiole slender, 1 ft. long: spike at first erect, drooping when mature; female fls. in 2-6 clusters of 2-3 fls. each; male clusters few, dense; bracts lanceolate, somewhat persistent, blood-red, lower 6 in. long: calyx bright yellow, 1-1 ½ in. long; free petal nearly as long as the calyx: fr. oblong, 3-angled, rather pulpy, pale green variegated with red, glabrous, 2 in. long; seeds angled, small, black, tubercular. Assam. B.M. 5975.—Decorative and showy. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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