Musa basjoo Size:15cm / 1.5L The flower stems reach approximately

The flower stems reach approximately 50 cm tall

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It can tolerate lower light but may lose some of its vibrant colour and grow more slowly under such conditions

with mature foliage reaching an impressive length and taking on a more elongated

Musa basjoo Size:15cm / 1.5L The flower stems reach approximatelyMusa basjoo, the Japanese banana, is the hardiest banana you can grow in a British garden and the fastest route to a genuinely tropical look outdoors. Native to the Ryukyu Islands of southern Japan, it sends up a stout green pseudostem topped with a fountain of huge, paddle shaped leaves that can reach two metres long. Few plants deliver this much instant drama, which is exactly why the hardy banana has become a staple of jungle borders, courtyard