Musa 'Ever Red' Banana plant in a 9cm pot

Add this dramatic new banana tree to your garden and enjoy a show of strong and impressive leaves. Also known as Musa sikkimensis, this plant boasts large, ribbed, paddle-like leaves in a superb dark green shade, which is streaked with stripes of maroon red. This red leaf colour remains for longer than that seen on the similar 'Bengal Tiger' sikkimensis variety.'Ever Red' is the perfect centrepiece for a tropical planting scheme, and when mature will feature an impressive, wooded stem.The thick and strong leaves are thankfully windproof and more colourful and hardy than those seen on other varieties of banana tree.For best results, this plant will truly thrive when placed in mild areas, when offered some protection, while 'Ever Red' will also perform well in containers, making it easy to move around and into a frost-protected area for the cold winter. Supplied as one established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting.