A hardy banana can be 4 meters high and has large green oval leaves. The faces of the leaves are bright green, and the petioles are sturdy. The flowers grow on the top, hanging down.

Hardy bananas originate in the Ryukyu Islands, and are cultivated in Shaanxi Province, Gansu Province, Henan Province and the most regions of South China. As one of the most popular courtyard plants among China people, hardy banana is an important image in Chinese poetry, representing lovesickness and melancholy.

Hardy bananas' leaves are curly at first and spread out as they grow. Poets always compare it to the lingering lovesickness. Therefore, the poems about hardy bananas are usually restrained and graceful.