Other common names
Adam's fig, edible banana, French plantain, hybrid plantains, plantain tree, Adam's apple, plantain
Herbaceous Perennial Trees
A tree-like herbaceous perennial, potentially reaching 7m, with huge, oblong, evergreen leaves, the bases of which are wrapped together to create a trunk-like pseudostem. in the right conditions, and at any time of year, mature plants may produce a large, hanging flower cluster, the pale yellow flowers surrounded by large, dark red or yellow-green bracts, and followed by green then yellow, edible fruit. Many cultivars of banana and plantain have been developed from this hybrid
Position
Full sun, Partial shade
Soil Types
Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
Max Height
4-8 metres
Max Spread
2.5-4 metres