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Starter Plant or Plugs Wholesale *

*Starter Plants or Plugs are tissue cultured or seed grown plants in a 72-cell pack 10-1/2" by 21". Plants for sale are ready for transfer to a 3" to 4" pot for retail if you're selling small plants or you finish or grow it further to maturity if you're selling larger or flowering plants. Prices are subject to change without notice.

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Musa or bananas as they are commonly known, come in a wide array of choices: dessert, cooking bananas, plantains, ornamental foliage and ornamental flowering. there are many wonderful varieties to choose from, whether you are looking for a Chiquita type banana or an exotic collectables. these plants are suitable for all climates given appropriate care. They can be grown in decorative containers or in the landscape to give any place a tropical feel. Most varieties are grown best in a uniformly warm environment but some varieties can take colder climates. Bananas are fast growers, heavy feeders and drinkers.

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NAME
Light Req't
Finish Time
Pot size for finishing
Plant height when mature
Plant Hardiness
Zone
  MUSA (FRUITING BANANA)    
Ensete ventricosum

Ensete ventricosum
Native to Ethiopia,

 

Full Sun   6 to 20"   Cold hardy in Zone 7 and higher. Does best in hot dry climates. Does not like high humidity
Ensete maurellii Ensete maurelii
Native to Ethiopia
Fantastically colorful plant with red lower leaf surfaces and red leaf axils. Looks hand painted . Fast growing and non-clumping. Does not sucker like other bananas.		 Full sun   6 to 20"   Cold hardy in Zone 7 and higher. Does best in hot dry climates. Does not like high humidity
  MUSA 1780 (Cavendish type) Full Sun  
6 to 10"
9 to 10
MUSA African Rhino Horn
Long curved fruit that can weight up to 2 lbs each. 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
20 feet
9 to 10
Musa Balbisiana Flower Musa Balbisiana
A banana from Northeast India that grows at high altitude.Can tolerate a frost down to 28F as long as its mulched. 		        zone 6
MUSA Basjoo
Cold tolerant 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
14 feet
4
MUSA Belle
A vigorous grower in Florida 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
10 feet
9
MUSA Bordelon
Rich burgundy coloring on underside of leaf that will not fade with age 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
9 to 14 feet
9
Musa Burmese Blue Musa Burmese Blue
A wild banana growing in northern Thailand. It is a seeded species. fruit skin takes on a bluish purple color. This is a very fast growing musa		 Full sun     12-15'
 Zone 9-10
MUSA Cardaba
An excellet cultivar with an unusual bluish-green plantain which is great for cooking 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
14 feet
10
MUSA Double (Mahoi)
A true conversation piece that will produce two heads of fruit at the same time 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
7 feet
8-10
MUSA Dwarf Cavendish Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
6-7 feet
8
  MUSA Dwarf French Plantain   6 to 10 weeks
Musa Dwarf Nam wa

MUSA Dwarf 'Nam Wa'
Produces sweet “lady finger” type fruit and known
by many different names throughout the world.

 

 Sun 6-10 wks rps 6-14” 8-10’ zone 9
MUSA Dwarf Red Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
6 feet
8-10
Musa Dwarf Red Green MUSA Dwarf Red Green
This Musa has red coloring on stem and will produce red fruit.		 Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
6 feet
8-10
  MUSA Dwarf Nino   6 to 10 weeks
MUSA Dwarf Orinoco
A small solid green vigorous grower which produces fruit that can ripen on plant without splitting 		  6 to 10 weeks
Musa Dwarf 'Puerto Rican' Musa Dwarf 'Puerto Rican'       6-8 feet Zone 8-10
Musa Dwarf Thai Musa Dwarf Thai          
MUSA Ebun Musak Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
10-12 feet
8-10
MUSA FHIA 1 (Goldfinger)
Bred to be a commercial variety with excellent disease resistance & wind resistance 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
14 feet
9
MUSA FHIA 17 (Cavendish type)   6 to 10 weeks
MUSA FHIA 18 (Manzano type)   6 to 10 weeks
MUSA FHIA 20 Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
10 to 14 feet
9
  MUSA FHIA 21 (Plaintain)   6 to 10 weeks
MUSA FHIA 23 (Gros Michel type) Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
10 to 14 feet
9
  MUSA FHIA 25 (NEW)
A new variety that was bred for disease resistance and high quality fruit. 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
10 to 14 feet
9
  MUSA Giant Plantain Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
Musa French Horn MUSA French Horn          
NEW MUSA Glui Kai          
MUSA Gran Nain
The common commercial banana you will find at your local supermarket 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
8 feet
8-10
MUSA High Color Mini (super dwarf) Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
5 feet
8-10
MUSA Hua Moa
One of the best cooking bananas used to make wonderful tostones and maduros 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
10 to 12 feet
8-10
Musa Ice Cream blue Java' MUSA Ice Cream (Blue Java)
Highly regarded as one of the best tasting fruit producers with hints of vanilla.
 Sun 6-10 wks rps 6-14” 10-12’ zone 8-10
  MUSA Kofi (Dessert) Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
MUSA Kru
Easily recognized for its red shaded stem. Excellent performer in home gardens & container 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
10 to 12 feet
8-10
  MUSA Kummunaba (Cooking) Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
Musa Manzano Apple MUSA Manzano (Apple)
Fast growing musa with a slight apple flavor 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
10 to 14 feet
9-10
  MUSA Mini (NEW) Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
MUSA Misi Luki (Dessert, great taste)
One of the best tasting bananas for the home garden 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
12 feet
9
MUSA Monkey Fingers Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
20 feet
8-10
  MUSA Mysore Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
16 feet
8-10
MUSA Namwah (Belle)
Known for its drought resistance, vigor, and excellent flavor. 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
10 to 14 feet
9-10
Musa Dwarf Namwah Pearl Musa Dwarf Namwah (Pearl)
A dwarf chartreuse selection of ‘Nam wa.’		 Partial Sun 6 to 10 weeks rps 6-10” 3-4’ zone 9
MUSA Nino
A slender plant that produces small heads of fruit with excellent quality 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
18 feet
9
MUSA Orinoco
A cold hardy vigorous grower which produces large clumps of wind resistant foliage 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
17 to 21 feet
7-9
MUSA Pisang Ceylon (imp. Mysore)
An improved 'Mysore' which is resistant to Black Streak Virus		 Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
16 feet
9
MUSA Pitogo
A collectors choice which produces small round delicious fruits 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
12 feet
9
MUSA Praying Hands
Very distinct fruit which resembles two hands folded together 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
12 feet
8-10
MUSA Raja Puri
Excellent choice for home landscape. Can flower in just 9 months 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
8 to 10 feet
7b
MUSA Red Iholene
One of the most beautiful of all musas, and bears fine tasting fruit too 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
12 feet
8 to 10
  MUSA Red Jewel (NEW) Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
Musa Rowe Rd MUSA Rowe Red
Rowe Red is an improved sumatrana ‘Zebrina’ (Rojo).		 Sun 6-10 wks rps 6-14” 16’ zone 9
Musa Siam Ruby

Musa Siam Ruby
The only banana to have red leaves and trunk.

 

Sun 6-10 wks rps 6-14” 8-10’ zone 9
MUSA sumatrana x 'Gran Nain' Cross
A short stout plant with wide maroon variegated leaves that make it a prize specimen 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
10 feet
9-10
Musa 'sikkimensis'

MUSA sikkimensis (Hookerii)
Perhaps as cold Hardy as the Basjoo when mulched. Found in Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayan region in northern India at altitudes of 4000' to 7000'. Looks better than the Musa basjoo

 

Full Sun     9 to 12 feet Zone 5 & up
MUSA sumatrana 'Zebrina' (Rojo)
Great centerpiece for mixed container that will stay short with very attractive foliage 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
10 feet
9-10
Musa Super Plantain MUSA Super Plantain
This terrific fruit has become a staple in Caribbean and Latin cuisine 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
12 feet
9-10
Musa 1000 Fingers MUSA Thousand Fingers
A most unusual banana, ‘1000 Fingers’ is a beautiful solid green plant that grows 8 to 10 feet tall and produces sweet 1 ½” tiny bananas too numerous to count. The stem of fruit can be as long a 8 feet. The fruit are seedless and sweet with a pleasant flavor		 Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
8-12 feet
9-10
NEW MUSA 'Thai Black'
As the name says, trunks are black. A Very unique feature in a banana plant. Found in Thailand 		        Zone 8-9
Musa Truly Tiny MUSA Truly Tiny (NEW) One of the smallest Musas in the world, great
container item.		 Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
18" to 24"
9-10
             
NAME
Light Req't
 
Pot size Req't when mature
Plant height when mature
Plant Hardiness
Zone
  MUSA (FLOWERING ORNAMENTAL BANANA)    
MUSA lasiocarpa
Noted for its cold resistance. 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
12 feet
4
Musa becarrii MUSA 'Beccarii'
A very impressive ornamental. With inflorescences of deep orange/red and yellow tips, a slender growing plant with long slim green leaves. An outstanding variety for cut flower. 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
12 feet
8-10
  MUSA coccinea          
Musa mannii MUSA 'Mannii' (Indian Dwarf)
An exellent plant where height is a concern.		 Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
2-4 feet
9-10
Musa Milky Way Musa 'Milky Way'
An absolutely gorgeous ornamental banana with inflorescence that are milky white with small white bananas and graceful dark slender green leaves and red midribs make this an exceptional banana for the musa collector		       5 to 8 feet  
Musa Ornata 'Bronze' MUSA Ornata 'Bronze
A highly attractive plant. Its leaves are long and wide with an orange mid rib running the length of the leaves. Its bloom is a bronze/orange that unfurls its blooming bract to reveal tiny banana like cream colored flowers. One of our favorites. Very rare!		 Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
5-10 feet
8-10
Musa ornata 'Macro' MUSA Ornata 'Macro'
A stunning plant excellent for cut flowers 		Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
5-9 feet
9-10
Musa Royal Pink MUSA Ornata 'Royal Pink'
Fantastic ornamental banana for containers or small gardens.		 Full Sun 6 to 10 weeks
6 to 10"
5-9 feet
8-10
Musa Siam Yellow MUSA 'Siam Yellow'
Produces a beautiful yellow bloom.		 Sun 6-10 wks rps 6-14” 7-8’ zone 8-10
Musa velutina MUSA velutina (CVT)
An exquisite variety with bright green leaves and showy blossoms, followed by hands of small pink bananas. An excellent choice for small garden areas. Partial sun. it makes an excellent potted plant!		 Sun 6-10 wks rps 6-14” 7’ zone 6

* Minimum order is a tray (72 cell pack) of each kind. Minimum plant purchase for overseas shipment is $500. Boxing charge is $3 per regular box or $4 for Q-box, $5 for winter pack for Regular box. Add shipping & handling cost. If phytosanitary certificate is required, add $55. Additonal Agricultural Inspections that are necessary will be charged to customer.. Add $18 for Partial trays (2 maximum in a 72 cell pack) . Add $35 for international handling fee per wire transfer.. Add Bare-rooting cost. Add $55 for CITES. . Patented or trademarked items may be subject to royalty payments or restricted to licensed growers depending upon agreements with patent or trademark owners. 3% additional charge for credit card.. For overseas order, your responsibility as far as duties, taxes, transfer fees etc.


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