Musa sikkimensis HIMALAYAN DARJEELING BANANA (5 seeds)

Himalayan banana, Darjeeling banana or Musa sikkimensis is a plant of the family Musaceae.
It grows on the slopes of the Himalayas in India and therefore resists very well to strongly negative temperatures.
It is one of the most hardy and resistant banana trees with Basjoo Musa.
Darjeeling banana seeds are rather big and angular.

This Himalayan banana becomes huge, its size can go up 4.5 to 5 meters in height for a trunk 25 to 45 cm in diameter.
Leaves of Musa sikkimensis are also very broad, which undoubtedly gives a unique tropical look to the garden.

This variety produces edible bananas just like plantain banana with some large seeds.
Some species have red veins on the leaves like blood banana.

Sowing Himalayan Banana Seeds:

Start by scarifying Musa sikkimensis seeds with sandpaper until you see the beginning of the cotyledon and then soak rustic banana seeds 24 hours in warm water.
Then prepare small pots of moist peat, then plant under 1 cm deep.
Gently spray the crop with a sprayer.
Finally, place the seedbeds in a warm, humid place at a temperature of 30 to 35 ° C.
Germination of hardy banana seeds can take 4 to 6 weeks.

• Gives a true tropical look.
• Resists very well cold, hardy banana.
• Produces edible bananas.
• Easy culture and maintenance.

Exotic plant seeds on sale to grow in the garden.