Blue Java Banana Tree
Also known as
Ice Cream Banana Tree
Taxonomy
Musa 'Blue Java'
Musa
Musaceae
Zingiberales
How to care for Blue Java Banana Tree
How often to water your Blue Java Banana Tree
every 9
Blue Java Banana Tree 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 Blue Java Banana Tree in your home
a window
Blue Java Banana Tree love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Blue Java Banana Tree does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Blue Java Banana Tree in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Blue Java Banana Tree
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 Blue Java Banana Tree after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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#bluejavabananatree I've removed 4 pups that were 2 to 3ft tall and sold them before I could get them into a pot! 3 pups left. Momma plant is on steroids and flexing nicely! 10ft to the top of that leaf...just 2 months ago (as some of you know) it was a 3-1/2ft tree. I added the picture from May @Idplantthat @Ponytailmom @DreamMachine #happyplants #plantsmakepeoplehappy #plantaddict #newgrowth #planttherapy #banana #variety
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My Blue Java shot this leaf out in 5 days. It broke out from the host leaf Sunday morning. Grew 6 to 8 inches each day until yesterday when it started unfolding. It's just under 3 feet long and about 10 inches wide at its widest point and looking great! #BlueJavaBananaTree
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Help! Need potting advice for blue Java banana tree. #bluejavabananatree #bananatree #bluejava #pottedbananatree #pottedbananaplant feel like I'm doing everything wrong with my banana tree since I got it. It doesn't help that I don't have a green thumb and I'm learning as I go. When I first got my plant, I cut off the brown parts of the stem back to green, but now all of those edges keep weeping and browning or rotting themselves. My leaves are also not doing great though the plant itself is OK. I just took the tree out of the pot that I had moved it in which is a 5 gallon pot and it's not waterlogged like I thought it might be so I'm not sure what the problem is. I do think I compacted the soil a little too much and maybe originally gave it too much water. So now I bought a ton of stuff to try to fix it and have no idea what to mix and the ratios and everything online is overwhelming and confusing. Here's what I have if anybody can tell me what ratio to mix and what to add in that would be wonderful.: coconut coir, pine bark mulch, potting soil, cow manure, perlite, vermiculite, earthworm castings,
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One of the leaves has unfurled almost completely now, But I think I’ve accidentally been overwatering my plant and now one of the leaves are dying pretty rapidly. Just one of them. What should I do? #BlueJavaBananaTree
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I’m excited about my blue Java #BlueJavaBananaTree
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Nice new leaf! 😁 Going through water like crazy. Once every two days. Anyone else? #BlueJavaBananaTree #Banana #Zone9Plants
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Be careful folks! Check that soil! My #BlueJavaBananaTree was not doing so well, and I realized that it was because I was waiting for the app to tell me to water it but when I checked, the soil was almost totally dried out. I don’t know about other places but for #Zone9Plants it needs water way more than once or twice a week. New leaves were coming in looking burnt.
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My Lil banana boi is growing so quickly I've only had him a few days and he already has a new leaf #BlueJavaBananaTree #newleaf and there's pizza lover my basil plant in the background
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Banana trees grow SO FAST! 🌱 #BeforeAndAfter #NewGrowth #BananaTree
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Identify this plant need help Yo I'm not sure this a banana plant can I get some help with identifying this boi? #happyplants #plantmafia #plantsmakepeoplehappy
Care Summary for Blue Java Banana Tree
Blue Java Banana Tree
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.