Originally Posted by damaclese

here is that thread I was talking about after rereading it I'm not so sure it really says all that much but its one of the earlier ones so its interesting if only from a historical view plus it was presented before many of the stores started to get fuzzy

Check out these two new banana varieties from Asia

this is what Brian's botanicals has posted on his sales site i believe he is one of the first to ever offered the plant and had something to do with its original importation to the United stats
"Musa Siam Ruby is believed to be a seedling or possibly a mutation of the species Musa Tapo. This species grows in Papua New Guinea and is where this form was discovered. The plant was later sold to a collector in Thailand. The first few plants sold for $1,500.00 each. The plant is considered a chimera as well as an AA diploid. Most variegated plants are considered chimera and AA diploid meaning it has two sets of chromosomes.

I have seen photos of the plant grown to around 8 feet tall. I am not sure how tall it can get. I have not seen it flower, but as in most cases, Diploids produce smaller flowers than normal. I am not sure if this is the case with Musa Siam Ruby. The leaves are dark red in color with small spots of neon green. When young the leaves are usually bright yellow to green in color."