COMMON NAME: BHUTAN BANANA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: MUSA THOMSONII

FAMILY OF MUSACEAE

NOTES: RARE PLANT FROM THE HIMALAYAN REGION IN NORTHERN INDIA AND BHUTAN. RAPID GROWING PLANT WITH YELLOWISH PSEUDOTRUNK AND REACHS HEIGHTS OF 4,50 M, THE DARKRED FLOWERS ARE APPEARING ALREADY FROM THE HEIGHT OF 2,50 M. THE FRUITS ARE BECOMING DARK YELLOW, WHEN THEY ARE MATURING. THE FRUITS ARE EDIBLE AND THE SEEDS NEED 3 MONTHS TO GERMINATE. THE PLANTS ARE EASY TO CULTIVATE AND VERY HARDY TO

 - 3°C. BUT IT IS LESS HARDY THAN MUSA BASJOO AND MUSA SIKKIMENSIS.

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