Dwarf Banana
4.7 out of 5 (13 experiences)
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
Also known as
Dwarf Cavendish Banana
Taxonomy
Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish'
Musa
Musaceae
Zingiberales
How to care for Dwarf Banana
How often to water your Dwarf Banana
every 9
Dwarf 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 Dwarf Banana in your home
a window
Dwarf Banana love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Dwarf Banana does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Dwarf Banana in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Dwarf 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 Dwarf Banana after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Help! Is my banana tree a goner? He lost all his leaves #DwarfBanana
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Hello, whats the best fertilizer/ plant food for the Dwarf banana plant grown inside the home? And what sized flower pot should it have? #DwarfBanana
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#HappyPlants My banana plant has a baby!!!
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Happy #FreshLeafFriday everyone! Today I’m featuring all 3 of my banana plants which all have new leaves. Believe it or not, the first two were in poor shape when they arrived. I tagged them in their arrival condition photos. In only 6 weeks, I have them looking like different plants and they have grown so much☺️💪🏻🍌. Talk about a proud momma. #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #NewGrowth
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Peeling? My dwarf cavendish banana plant that I’ve had for about 3 weeks is “peeling” is this supposed to be happening and if not what can I do to fix it?
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Browning Does anybody know what going on with my plant leaves? They are tuning black and I don’t know how to fix it. If it helps any it a dwarf cavendish banana plant that I have had for about 3 weeks
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help what’s wrong with mr banana? i’ve already had to take off two dead leaves from the bottom but it looks like they’re all slowly dying from the bottom up?? #DwarfBanana
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Is he going through his teenage emo phase? #DwarfBanana He is my first banana plant. From yesterday to today his leaves are significantly dropping down. The soil is moist (watered recently) and he is in a south-facing window. Also noticed some yellow in the baby leaves. Is he being dramatic from being moved around (we moved to a new house and got him as a gift) or is there something wrong? Please help ❤️ #NewPlantMom
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Naner soil staying wet 2+ weeks I recently bought a moisture meter and I am finding the soil on my banana tree is staying wet for at least two weeks or more. Last time at 2 weeks I watered it because I thought maybe I was just supposed to be measuring the top couple inches as you would with your finger, and immediately 2 lower leaves yellowed and died. It’s now been another 2 weeks and the meter still says wet when I stick the probe as far as it’ll go. But the top is dry. I’m not sure what to do.
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Are Banana trees supposed to look droopy? I found this banana on clearance at Lowe’s after we had a sudden cold spell a few week ago. He had some leaves I had to cut off but most looked undamaged from the frost. I kept it indoors until the weather passed and put him outside once it was above 50 degrees every night and it’s been in the 70’s and 80’s during the day. I’ve watered him almost daily as it’s been hot. It will remain a potted banana because our winters are too cold here in Pa and he will come indoors then. He’s been on this extra table and on the east side of my house. Behind him is south so he does get some of that sun too. I felt like his leaves were more open and perky inside my house. What am I doing wrong? @RJG I know you have bananas. #Banana #PlantAddict #DwarfBanana
Care Summary for Dwarf Banana
Dwarf 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
Fast grower 8
Large, lush leaves 5
Survivor 5
Blooms easily 2
Browns easily 2
Easy to propagate 1
02/27/2022
I love this plant. Cant wait for the first banana
Fast grower
Large, lush leaves
02/26/2022
I’ve just gotten it a couple weeks ago all of the leaves turned black and fell off . The company I bought it from said it was prob shock and it may be just watching it for now
06/08/2021
Very hearty and delicious
06/03/2021
Great plant with large leaves. Requires humid environment and direct sunlight.
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
Survivor
04/03/2021
Grows almost too fast. Love these when they are young and very green not so sure how I feel about mature ones. I don’t often see nice ones that have been well-maintained. Usually pretty mangled looking
Large, lush leaves
Fast grower
02/13/2021
Soil likes to be kept at least somewhat moist. Mine don’t like to get completely dried out. So far they are very hardy & putting out new leaves every few weeks, and it’s currently the dead of winter.
Large, lush leaves
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