Musa acuminata 'Sumatrana' /Sumatrana Banana

Clump of coarse textured foliage
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Scientific Name:	Musa acuminata 'Sumatrana'
Common Name:	Sumatrana Banana
Plant Type:	Evergreen
Leaf Type:	Broadleaf
Hardiness Zone:	10, 11 Determine Your Zone
Height:	8-10 feet
Spread:	5 - 10 feet
Bloom time:	Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Flower color:	Yellow
Fruit present:	Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Fruit color:	Green
Light Exposure:	Sun, Part Sun
Drainage:	Well drained, Moist,
Rate of Growth:	Fast
Water Requirement:	Medium
Maintenance Level:	Low
Susceptible to insects and diseases:	No

Comments:	Has wine or maroon colored stripes in green leaves and outstanding in the landscape whether planted in the ground or in a container. Once a banana plant has flowered, that stalk will die after it sets fruit. In general, a banana stalk will live until they fruit or killed by cold, whichever is shorter. New stalks come up from the clump each year.