Musa Darjeeling Giant
(aka: Musa ‘Daj giant’) We purchased these seeds from India as a naturally occurring giant hardy hybrid banana from India’s Darjeeling Hills region, whose mama was the winter hardy Musa sikkimensis, but whose baby-daddy was unknown. We’ve had these in the garden since 2007, where they have achieved a height of 18′. Musa ‘Darjeeling Giant’ has nice red-purple leaf backs as the new foliage emerges. The thick green trunks are coated with a white was toward the top of each stalk. The fascinating flower heads are purple, streaked with orange on the outside.
