Bananas have become very popular in the last few years for their large architectural leaves as opposed to their fruitr the red abyssinian banana is a relative newcomer and brings with it a stunning colour addition the huge paddle shaped leaves that can reach 75cm long in a season are heavily veined burgundy red and in full sun the leaf edges have a very red tinger grow in large heavy pots for stability in full sun and warm spots and feed and water well in june august when they grow quic