According to Plant Delights Nursery, who named this plant, Musa 'Siam Ruby' originated in Papua New Guinea as a sport of Musa 'Tapo', Its foliage is breathtakingly colourful - dark ruby red/ maroon colour with lime green splashes of variegation. It loves a lot of light and high humidity.
The genus Musa was first named by Carl Linnaeus in 1753. The name is a Latinization of the Arabic name for the fruit, mauz (موز). Mauz meaning Musa is discussed in the 11th-century Arabic encyclopedia The Canon of Medicine, which was translated to Latin in medieval times and well known in Europe. Muz is also the Turkish, Persian, and Somali name for the fruit. Some sources assert that Musa is named for Antonius Musa, physician to the Emperor Augustus.
Musa 'Siam Ruby'
Musa 'Siam Ruby is ca. 40 cm tall and comes in a ⌀ 14cm pot.
