Musa sikkimensis Ever Red Rhapidophyllum making the leaves thicker and

making the leaves thicker and the margins much wider

This gem came to the US via a 1970s Barry Yinger expedition to Japan

If you peak under its skirt of leaves

thumb-shaped leaves with a leathery texture

Musa sikkimensis Ever Red Rhapidophyllum making the leaves thicker andMusa sikkimensis 'Ever Red' is an exciting new clonal selection of the hardy Sikkim banana, with dramatic, irregularly streaked, red purple foliage, radiating out from the 14' tall, football lineman sized trunk. Despite on line, fake news reports of winter hardiness in Zone 5, it's only possible for it to survive 15 to 20F in the ground, if you build a greenhouse around it.