Musa coccinea

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Musa uranoscopos, Lour. (M. coccinea, Andr.). Stoloniferous: st. 4-5 ft. high, 2-3 in. diam.: lvs. oblong, 2-3 ft. long, 6-9 in. wide; petiole long and slender: spike erect, dense, about 1 ft. long; bracts brilliant scarlet, tipped with yellow, the lower 6 in. long; calyx yellow. 1 in. or more long; free petal nearly as long as the calyx: fr. oblong, 3-angled, not edible; seeds very small, rarely produced in cult. S. China. Botanists Repository 47. Redoute, Liliaceae, 307, 308. B.M. 1559. L.B.C. 5:475. F.S. 7:722,723. Martius, Flora Brasil. 3:1.—Intro. into cult. in 1791 and now widely distributed. Very showy. May be grown in 10-in. pots for winter decorations of tropical houses. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.