Cavendish Banana
4.3 out of 5 (15 experiences)
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
About Cavendish 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
Banana, Banana and Banana Musa 'Little Prince'
How to care for Cavendish Banana
How often to water your Cavendish Banana
every 9
Cavendish Banana needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Banana in your home
a window
Cavendish Banana love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Cavendish Banana does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Cavendish Banana in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Cavendish 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 Cavendish Banana after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Every year we move the banana plant outside this year. It seems to have taken a harder strain. I just worry she won't survive #Banana
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Just adopted, whats to do with these leafs I just got this banana plant, it has some leaves that are not looking too good. Overall it seems to be doing well since it has a new leaf unrolling. What should I do about the half dried up leaves? Cut them off? Trim the dry bits? Just let them be?
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so, my plant has some red spots, is there a problem? (I want to mention that I am a beginner and that the plant is called Plantain) #Banana
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How can I save Jon and take care of baby Jon 😭 First time ever growing a plant #Banana
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Are banana tree trunks suppose to look yellow and dry? I bought these recently and they looked like this. #BananaPlant
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I think it’s dying 😓 #Banana Hello guys, I recently got 4 Manzano Banana trees but this one isnt doing good. When I received it, I planted it in tropical soil, fertilized it, and got a pot 5 times bigger than that trunk. Maybe it’s because it was uprooted by the seller and a few of the roots got damaged? Would it need sunlight or root rot prone? Thank you for the help 🙏
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My banana plant is growing lop sided 😩 any ideas why?
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Hello, my banana plant is suffering. The leaves are turning brown. Is it the small pot, the need to sunlight, or over watering. #Banana
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Has anyone had these in the soil of their banana tree . #Banana
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Care Summary for Cavendish Banana
Cavendish 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 6
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
07/29/2021
a cute little plant, adds to the general jungle feel but can easily be lost next to other better plants cough cough monstera
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
06/06/2021
This plant can grow but also can die very fast.
Large, lush leaves
Browns easily
Survivor
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
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