Red Banana (Ensete)

This is a beautiful ornamental banana​ that can grow to 6 to 8 foot in a summer in our area (much taller, up to 20 feet in tropical climates)​. Ensete maurelii makes a great annual ornamental for your ground beds especially around pools and decks. Each leaf can to 10′ long with the most showy characteristic being the foliage is burgundy and green, with darker leaves on new growth. While most of our customers will use this as summer accent only, if you are interested in overwintering bananas in the ground or unheated areas indoors please refer to this Proven Winner site for directions.