Banana Leaves

Name: Banana Leaves, banana leaf, plantain leaf, plantain leaves

Color: Color varies from light to deep green

Vase Life: 5-8 days, depending on care and handling

Availability: Year round

• Your fresh Wholesale BANANA LEAVES FLOWER will need to be hydrated upon arrival.

• Unpack your fresh cut Banana Leaves as soon as you receive them and cut about one inch of the stem at an angle (with a sharp knife NOT scissors).

• Remove foliage that could remain under the water line to avoid bacteria build-up and place the green wholesale flowers in clean, warm filtered water.

• To maximize flower longevity, store your fresh cut Banana Leaves flower in a cool location, though no cooler than 40F.

• Keep your green Banana Leaves in water at all times for hydration and add floral preservative. If the wholesale flowers are not going to be displayed immediately, try to store them in a fresh environment (no lower than 38F) with at least 80% humidity. Replace water and floral preservative every three days to ensure a long vase life.

• Keep your Banana Leaves wedding flowers away from fruit and vegetables since they are ethylene sensitive.

• Upon delivery, prepare clean vases or buckets with a few inches of water. Flower food or preservative (or table sugar) can be added to your water should you desire.  Once organized, carefully remove your Banana Leaves from your boxes taking care with their top-heavy heads. Using floral shears or a sharp knife, trim a quarter to a half inch off the end of each stem under water or running tap water. Then immediately place the freshly cut stem into your water bucket.

• WHEN SHOULD I SCHEDULE THE DELIVERY OF THIS FLOWER? Banana Leaves flower should be scheduled for delivery two to three days before your scheduled delivery date.

• HOW LONG IN ADVANCE SHOULD I ORDER? We recommend that you order your Banana Leaves flower at least two weeks before your wedding or event to ensure product and colors availability.

• Please check your email for your carrier's tracking number. To ensure freshness, please make yourself available to sign for your flowers upon delivery as wedding flowers are perishable and require immediate proper care and handling.

• Green Banana Leaves wedding flowers dropped off outside may expose flowers to excessive heat or cold which can wilt flowers. Therefore, Whole Blossoms strongly recommends having someone available to assume receipt of wholesale flowers at the time of delivery. Tracking numbers will be emailed to you 1-3 days prior to delivery of your flowers.

•  Your fresh cut Green Banana Leaves will be delivered farm direct to you for additional days of freshness.

• Due to flower perishability, your flowers cannot be left outside for extended periods of time after being delivered.

• Green Banana Leaves are shipped from South America and Hawaii and are refrigerated through cold chain management and carefully transported to ensure freshness. Upon arrival, carefully unpack your wedding flowers and follow the care and handling. Whole Blossoms stands behind freshness and offers freshness assurance upon delivery of flowers.

• While FedEx is reliable at meeting delivery dates and times, in a limited number of cases, your shipment might arrive 1-2 days before or after your scheduled delivery date due to factors resulting from weather, customs processing times, FedEx flight delays, and other uncontrollable and unforeseeable factors.

• For latest status on your order, please go to the Track Your Order section located at the bottom of the menu or contact FedEx directly at 1.800.GO.FEDEX  (1.800.463.3339).