Mekong Giant Banana - Musa itinerans Guava Harvest the calyces or sheaths

Harvest the calyces or sheaths surrounding the flower about 10 days after the flowers appear

The second ripens September through early November

Drought tolerant once established

and the pitchers have red veins with white markings

It produces delicately sweet tasting small

Mekong Giant Banana - Musa itinerans Guava Harvest the calyces or sheathsThe 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