Musa sikkimensis ‘Red Tiger’ Darjeeling Banana. From monsoonal mountain forests in extreme eastern India. This colourful variety of banana is as cold tolerant as the Musa basjoo, it has a most stunning pattern to its leaves, with dark purple zebra stripes on the upper surface and a reddish purple below. Leaves are tougher and less inclined to tear compared to the common Musa basjoo.