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Whether ornamental or not, all banana plants will produce flowers, and they can mature to fruit. Just realize that once your tree flowers, it will die, but they produce suckers or "pups" that will take their place.
This beautiful purple flower is a banana tree bloom. They form at the end of the fruit clusters. In South-East Asian cuisines they are eaten raw or cooked in salads, soups, and curries.
