{"title":"Musa \u0026 Other Bananas","description":"\u003cp\u003eBring a slice of the tropics home with our ornamental banana plants. The pink-variegated \u003ca href=\"\/products\/musa-nono-variegated-pink-banana-plant\"\u003eMusa NoNo\u003c\/a\u003e and the cold-hardy \u003ca href=\"\/products\/musa-basjoo\"\u003eMusa basjoo\u003c\/a\u003e lead the range, alongside deep red varieties such as \u003ca href=\"\/products\/musa-ever-red\"\u003eEver Red\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/musa-siam-ruby\"\u003eSiam Ruby\u003c\/a\u003e. All grow quickly, throwing out huge paddle-shaped leaves in a single season. 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Its large, paddle-shaped banana leaves are streaked and sectored with vivid pink and cream variegation against bright green, and the intensity of the colouring, particularly on new growth, is genuinely striking. It is a vigorous, upright grower that adds an unmistakably tropical presence to any space, indoors or in a warm, sheltered position outside during summer. This is an ornamental banana grown entirely for its foliage rather than for fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigins\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eMusa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e'NoNo' is a cultivar of an as-yet undescribed\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMusa\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003especies originally collected from Papua New Guinea. 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