Banana
4.4 out of 5 (14 experiences)
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
About Banana
The banana, native to Central America, is a staple crop and has been adored by humans for over 10,000 years! 🍌 These potassium rich fruits are most often clones of the Cavendish variety and lack seeds. Their leaves, fruits, and flowers delight folks worldwide, and are used in everything from breakfast to dessert! 🍨
Taxonomy
Musa acuminata
Musa
Musaceae
Zingiberales
Also known as
Cavendish Banana and Banana Musa 'Little Prince'
How to care for Banana
How often to water your Banana
every 9
Banana needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
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Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Banana in your home
a window
Banana love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Banana does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Banana in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Banana
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Banana after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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What could be wrong with my Banana plant 🪴 the leaves are floppy all of a sudden #Banana
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The leaves are floppy #Banana
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Any tips to revive this guy post shipping? Ain’t doin so hot :( thank you! #Banana
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Got a dwarf banana few months ago. Repotted from greenhouse 3" pot to an 8". It was growing very fast & healthy. Suddenly it's growth slowed; now lost several leaves, w/ remaining ones starting to yellow & brown. It's pup is growing well tho. Any tips? #Banana
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I leave this plant outside in my patio. When I bought it it had these yellow leaves. Can I cut it off? #Banana
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This is Duke my nanas banana plant, fun facts he (or she IDK) will grow bananas then die like seriously 😒.
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The other day I made a Banana Tree forest 🍌 I hope this will work🤞🏽
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Brownish leaves Hello! The leaves of my plant are growing quite quickly, but somehow they turn brownish right after they grow. I don't know what I'm doing wrong :((
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Can someone tell me what’s wrong with my banana plant it has broken stems I did recently repot it 2 times in 2 days because I had to get proper soil, the soil is peat moss, perlite, cow manure, and potting soil, will it get better by itself? #Banana
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Beyond repair? I don’t know why out of nowhere my plants stayed started dying! And it was fast..
Care Summary for Banana
Banana
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
Large, lush leaves 10
Fast grower 9
Survivor 8
Browns easily 5
Easy to propagate 3
Pest magnet 1
Blooms easily 1
11/10/2021
Easy plant - grows fast- water when dry - and I mist it because they like humid. I move outside in late spring (temps above 45-50 degrees f. It will have pups (babies) you can dig up early spring and give to friends. It is windy where I live (Pacific Northwest) so leaves tear or shred- but I’m ok with that. Looks cool. Plant is tall ? I’m not sure how tall it will grow? My ceilings are only 8-9 ft tall. I cut back in dead yellow old leaves. I don’t peal them down the stalk. I wait until the cut area leaves are dry and dead. Then I trim it nice. Also no bugs!!! I’ve not seen earwigs, stink bugs, etc!!! Nothing
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Easy to propagate
Survivor
Pest magnet
06/16/2021
This plant has been on my wish list for a while and I finally got one! I recommend wiping the leaves every so often, however be careful and delicate with this plant as it scars quite easily on the leaves. I have placed this plant in the conservatory and found that it loves it there, it has just put out a new leaf and already it is rapidly growing another one!
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
04/21/2021
It loves my grow light! I set it outside to acclimate it after the weather became warmer and didn’t realize it would get down into the 30s at night. It did just fine and now it’s been outside for two days and still doing well. I will be planting it into the ground soon where it will get full sun.
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves