Mekong Giant Banana - Musa itinerans GuavaThe Mekong Giant is a fast growing, unusually cold hardy banana plant that attains a pink to purple pseudostem as it ages. Average mature height: 30 40 feet Fertilizer: N P K (Nitrogen Phosphorus Potassium) in a 3 1 6 ratio. Light: Mostly sunny Soil: Soils that hold water. Ditches and low lying spots are ideal. It's suitable for bogs. Zones: 6 10
It yields fruit with orange/pink flesh and it tastes like a dessert
Biloxi can re-bloom and the fruit can ripen year round in areas with mild winters
it also brings butterflies and hummingbirds to your garden
It produces delicately sweet tasting small
and the pitchers have red veins with white markings
Soil: Prefers high humidity and requires moist
Drought tolerant once established
The second ripens September through early November
chewing gums
Don't let the cold stop you from growing this tropical delight
Harvest the calyces or sheaths surrounding the flower about 10 days after the flowers appear
• Self-pollinating