I hope I got the right "red" banana this time.

Want Them All · 09-20-2009, 10:41 PM

As some of you know, last week I picked up 2 of what I thought, and was labeled as such, were Red Abyssinian. Experts on this forum pointed out that those were not "reds". Went to a different Lowes today, picked up a Musa Red maurelii. Does this look like the real thing? What's the difference between Red maurelii and Red abyssinian? Is one a "musa" and the other "ensete"? Do they look similar enough when grown taller? The tag says it's a "fast" grower, which is perfect for me. I want to provide some shade for my Japanese maples.

Gabe15 · 09-21-2009, 04:53 AM

They are the exact same species (Ensete ventricosum), just different color forms. If the plant has lots of red on it, it is likely a 'Maurelii'. There are many varieties of this species, but only a couple are available in the market. What you are showing photos of looks like a 'Maurelii' form.

LilRaverBoi · 09-21-2009, 02:19 PM

Yup yup, that looks like an Ensete Ventricosum 'maurelii.' This is also know as the Red Abyssinian Banana....I've never heard it called a 'red maurelii' but I kinda think this is just big box store speak for 'we don't really know the details of this plant.' LOL. Glad you got what you wanted!

supermario · 09-22-2009, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Want Them All

As some of you know, last week I picked up 2 of what I thought, and was labeled as such, were Red Abyssinian. Experts on this forum pointed out that those were not "reds". Went to a different Lowes today, picked up a Musa Red maurelii. Does this look like the real thing? What's the difference between Red maurelii and Red abyssinian? Is one a "musa" and the other "ensete"? Do they look similar enough when grown taller? The tag says it's a "fast" grower, which is perfect for me. I want to provide some shade for my Japanese maples.

I believe the plant you are looking for is called 'Jamaican Red' or 'Cuban Red'.

There is a picture in the thread below:

Jamaican Red fruit to taste!

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