🍌 ‘Mona Lisa’ (FHIA-02) Banana Plant

A vigorous, dependable fruiting hybrid valued for producing dessert bananas.

Why choose this variety?

Mona Lisa, also identified as FHIA-02, is a hybrid selected for vigour and reliable growth. It forms a robust plant with generous tropical foliage.

• Vigorous fruiting hybrid.
• Sweet, balanced dessert bananas.
• Strong ornamental presence.
• Suitable for a large container in cold climates.

Banana flavour

Fully ripe fruit offers a sweet, balanced and pleasantly aromatic flavour with tender flesh.

How to keep the plant more compact in a container

• Repot gradually instead of moving directly into an oversized container.
• Limit the final container size reasonably, recognizing that this can reduce fruit production.
• Provide abundant light, avoid excess nitrogen and remove unnecessary suckers.

Important: do not cut the top off the pseudostem to reduce height; this removes its growing point.

Growing in Quebec and other cold-winter regions

• Light: full sun or a very bright location, ideally 6 to 8 hours or more.
• Temperature: optimal growth between 20 and 32°C (68 to 90°F); bring indoors before temperatures fall below 10°C (50°F).
• Watering: keep the growing medium slightly moist during active growth without standing water.
• Growing medium: rich, airy and very well draining.
• Fertilization: feed regularly during active growth.

Shipping and preorder information

The availability selector shows the expected shipping or pickup period. Preorder plants are reserved for spring 2027.

Tip: repot gradually to make watering easier to manage and encourage healthy roots.

Appearance, growth, colour and time to fruiting vary with light, warmth, container size and care.