{"product_id":"banana-kokopo-musa-acuminata","title":"Banana 'Kokopo' (Musa acuminata)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eLevel up your sustainable lifestyle when you grow Kokopo banana (Musa acuminata). This is a fantastic, short-season banana plant that grows quickly. Bloom to harvest time is 5 to 6 weeks, which makes it perfect for that last-minute tropical harvest. If planted in the spring, it will produce fruit by the summer. In addition, it makes a great indoor banana plant, growing fairly thin and lightweight compared to other Musa varieties. This cultivar originates in Papua New Guinea, where almost half of the population is self-sustained. That’s a good testament to the hardiness, success, and versatility of the Kokopo banana. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Kokopo banana fruit is unusual in that it holds orange pulp, which is a sign of high vitamin A and beta carotene content. It can be eaten ripe, but is also a popular cooking ingredient.  The banana plant is an evergreen perennial herb, not a tree. The large ‘trunk’ is actually a pseudostem, which is made of bulky, leafy layers that emerge and wither over time. Banana plants are fast-growing, and prone to reproducing new plants through mini clones known as suckers. In well-drained soil, bananas can almost never get enough water, sunlight, and nutrients.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sow Exotic","offers":[{"title":"Small Peat Pots (2 Pack)","offer_id":52258689188123,"sku":"BAN-KOK-S","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Medium Coconut Coir Pot","offer_id":52258689220891,"sku":"BAN-KOK-M","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1026\/6132\/5083\/files\/Sow_Exotic_Plant_Nursery_kokopa.png?v=1779763819","url":"https:\/\/eldergroveexotics.com\/products\/banana-kokopo-musa-acuminata","provider":"Eldergrove Exotics","version":"1.0","type":"link"}