Musa velutina // pink velvet banana

£12.00

Country of Origin: India

Pot size: 10cm coir pot

Description

A pink fruiting beauty…do I need to say anything else.

This big leaved banana produces red/pink fruits in spring and summer.
It can be put outside in the warmer months but will need protection over the winter. They are cold hardy on their roots to -5 degrees celsius though, I just don’t like to risk it.

I tend to solely grow them indoors in a brightly lit space as I like the large leaves to add a jungle vibe in my home. Why not add it to your bathroom collection.
Buy them whilst they are young so you can watch them grown in to mature trees. DOn’t worry though, it will take them years to out grow your space and at that point they are hardier in the outdoors.

Care

Light // Bright indirect light to full sun. They do really well in conservatories or stnading away from big windows.

Water // For a productive houseplant, keep the plant moist in the growing months and water with tepid water in the colder months.

Humidity // Will thrive in a more humid environment but it isn’t completely necessary. If you have a bathroom for this houseplant, it will reward you wiht the most wonderful foliage.

Feed // Feed on a biweekly basis (every other week) during the growing seasons, Spring and Summer.

Country of Origin: India

Pot size: 10cm coir pot

Description

A pink fruiting beauty…do I need to say anything else.

This big leaved banana produces red/pink fruits in spring and summer.
It can be put outside in the warmer months but will need protection over the winter. They are cold hardy on their roots to -5 degrees celsius though, I just don’t like to risk it.

I tend to solely grow them indoors in a brightly lit space as I like the large leaves to add a jungle vibe in my home. Why not add it to your bathroom collection.
Buy them whilst they are young so you can watch them grown in to mature trees. DOn’t worry though, it will take them years to out grow your space and at that point they are hardier in the outdoors.

Care

Light // Bright indirect light to full sun. They do really well in conservatories or stnading away from big windows.

Water // For a productive houseplant, keep the plant moist in the growing months and water with tepid water in the colder months.

Humidity // Will thrive in a more humid environment but it isn’t completely necessary. If you have a bathroom for this houseplant, it will reward you wiht the most wonderful foliage.

Feed // Feed on a biweekly basis (every other week) during the growing seasons, Spring and Summer.

What are Peat free Houseplants?
Harriets Plants is the first and only 100% peat free plant nursery in the UK.
Peat free plants are so important in reducing the carbon footprint of the plant and also to save the peat bogs. Peat bogs are wetland areas that are home to thousands of plant and animal species and are huge carbon sinks.  When we remove peat from peat bogs for horticulture, we not only damage the homes of these species but we also release the carbon in to the atmosphere, therefore directly negatively contributing to climate change.  As we extract peat, we also take far too much from the peat bog and this makes peat grown houseplants wholly unsustainable. Peat bogs grow at 1mm a year, meaning the bogs that companies have extracted, may take thousands of years to regenerate.
This is why Harriets Plants is 100% peat free and no peat bogs were harmed when growing these plants.

Why virgin plastic free?
Harriets Plants uses no virign plastic pots and instead recycles nursery pots from local garden centres to utilise for growing.
We also use coir pots, which are made from coconut fibres to create a 100% compostable and degradable pot over time. These coir pots are sustainably sourced and support women with fair paid work in Sri Lanka.


Why Chemical free?
Harriets Plants is against the use of pesticides and un-natural chemicals.  We grow our peat free houseplants following organic practices and never use harmful chemicals within the nursery.  We are a biodynamic houseplant nursery that focuses on working with the natural environment to grow hardier and more environmentally friendly houseplants to the UK.


What are 100% UK grown houseplants?
Did we mention we are 100% UK grown. All the houseplants within the nursery are grown right here in the UK.  This means the whole process from seed sowing, propagating and growing a full houseplant, happens right under one glass roof. No plant imports take place at Harriets Plants.

What are Sustainable houseplants?
As a whole practice, Harriets Plants grows sustainable houseplants for the UK. This encompoasses peat free, chemical free, virgin plastic free and 100% UK grown houseplants. All of the houseplants on this website are sustainably grown and follow organic practices. The perfect gift for the eco warrior in your life.