Ornamental Banana lives up to its name with beautiful foliage that changes as it matures. The new leaves are edged in white or red, turning solid green with a central red rib as they grow. Giant, paddle-shaped, and colored a bright shade of green, they are so lush and lovely!
And this tropical tree is easy to grow in a large container. Start the seeds indoors, allowing a good bit of time for them to germinate (a month or more is typical). Once they start, there's no stopping them! Transplant into their permanent container when the tree is young, and keep it well watered, fed, and drenched in sunshine! It will repay you with many years of beauty.
As the banana tree matures it periodically bears non-edible fruit, which is just as good-looking as the foliage and shaggy trunk! When it's time to move the tree indoors for winter, select a spot in bright light, and rotate the tree every few weeks to make sure all the foliage receives some light exposure. You will love this adaptable, attractive tropical accent! Packet is 5 seeds.
Superior Germination Through Superior Science
First of all, we have humidity- and temperature-controlled storage, and we never treat any of our seeds with chemicals or pesticides. Nor do we ever sell GMO's (genetically modified seeds), so you always know the products you're buying from us are natural as well as safe for you and the environment.
Superior Standards - University Inspected
Hand Packed By Experienced Technicians
Park Seed has been handling and packing vegetable and flower seeds for 145 years, a history that has given us a great understanding of how each variety should be cared for and maintained throughout every step of theprocess, from collection to shipping.
When packing our seeds, the majority are actually done by hand (with extreme care!), and we often over-pack them, so you're receiving more than the stated quantity.
The Park Seed Gold Standard
Heirloom Seeds are open-pollinated -- they are not hybrids. You can gather and save heirloom seed from year to year and they will grow true to type every year, so they can be passed down through generations. To be considered an heirloom, a variety would have to be at least from the 1940's and 3 generations old (many varieties are much older -- some 100 years or more!).
Hybrid seed are the product of cross-pollination between 2 different parent plants, resulting in a new plant/seed that is different from the parents. Unlike Heirloom seed, hybrid seed need to be re-purchased new every year (and not saved). They usually will not grow true to type if you save them, but will revert to one of the parents they were crossed with and most likely look/taste different in some way.
Ornamental Banana lives up to its name with beautiful foliage that changes as it matures. The new leaves are edged in white or red, turning solid green with a central red rib as they grow. Giant, paddle-shaped, and colored a bright shade of green, they are so lush and lovely!
And this tropical tree is easy to grow in a large container. Start the seeds indoors, allowing a good bit of time for them to germinate (a month or more is typical). Once they start, there's no stopping them! Transplant into their permanent container when the tree is young, and keep it well watered, fed, and drenched in sunshine! It will repay you with many years of beauty.
As the banana tree matures it periodically bears non-edible fruit, which is just as good-looking as the foliage and shaggy trunk! When it's time to move the tree indoors for winter, select a spot in bright light, and rotate the tree every few weeks to make sure all the foliage receives some light exposure. You will love this adaptable, attractive tropical accent! Packet is 5 seeds.
Superior Germination Through Superior Science
First of all, we have humidity- and temperature-controlled storage, and we never treat any of our seeds with chemicals or pesticides. Nor do we ever sell GMO's (genetically modified seeds), so you always know the products you're buying from us are natural as well as safe for you and the environment.
Superior Standards - University Inspected
Hand Packed By Experienced Technicians
Park Seed has been handling and packing vegetable and flower seeds for 145 years, a history that has given us a great understanding of how each variety should be cared for and maintained throughout every step of theprocess, from collection to shipping.
When packing our seeds, the majority are actually done by hand (with extreme care!), and we often over-pack them, so you're receiving more than the stated quantity.
The Park Seed Gold Standard
Heirloom Seeds are open-pollinated -- they are not hybrids. You can gather and save heirloom seed from year to year and they will grow true to type every year, so they can be passed down through generations. To be considered an heirloom, a variety would have to be at least from the 1940's and 3 generations old (many varieties are much older -- some 100 years or more!).
Hybrid seed are the product of cross-pollination between 2 different parent plants, resulting in a new plant/seed that is different from the parents. Unlike Heirloom seed, hybrid seed need to be re-purchased new every year (and not saved). They usually will not grow true to type if you save them, but will revert to one of the parents they were crossed with and most likely look/taste different in some way.