Mekong Giant Banana - Musa itinerans Guava It produces delicately sweet tasting

It produces delicately sweet tasting small

Drought tolerant once established

and the pitchers have red veins with white markings

chewing gums

Don't let the cold stop you from growing this tropical delight

Mekong Giant Banana - Musa itinerans Guava It produces delicately sweet tastingThe 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