Musa ornata Purple Flower Form Syneilesis This 1997 Yucca Do introduction

This 1997 Yucca Do introduction was discovered 5 years earlier in Tamaulipas

'First Mate' makes a vigorous 10" tall x 21" wide clump of narrow

though not tremendously showy

this wonderful seedling

Pinellia discolor does produce tiny bulbils on the leaves but is not weedy like other members of the genus

Musa ornata Purple Flower Form Syneilesis This 1997 Yucca Do introductionThis dwarf, fast multiplying Indian species is prized as a container plant because of its 5 8' tall size, and like Musa velutina, the clump is adorned in late summer and early fall with upright flower spikes of lilac purple flower buds that peel open in layers, revealing the golden yellow flowers. Forget eating this seed filled banana unless your spouse kicks you out of the house without dinner. We are just now trialing this outdoors and have a few