Bamboo

Red Banana

About Bamboo and Red Banana

Bamboo

Red Banana

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs

Origin

China, Japan

Central America, West Indies

Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

15005

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

Open areas, Open Plains

USDA Hardiness Zone

6-98-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm240.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm100.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Reddish Plum, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Red, Rose, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Cone shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loamy

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

Allow soil to be completely dry in between waterings, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Anthracnose, Banana aphid, Banana mosaic, Black sigatoka, Bunchy top, Cigar end rot, Coconut scale, Moko disease, Panama disease, Rhizome rot, Yellow sigatoka

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Hives, Itchiness, Swelling, Throat itching, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Fiber, Hair Loss, Kidney Stones, Piles, Vitamin C

Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

Musa acuminata

Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Red banana, Red Dacca bananas

In Hindi

Bānsa

लाल केला

In German

Bambus

Red Banana

In French

Bambou

Red Banana

In Spanish

Bambú

Red Banana

In Greek

μπαμπού

κόκκινο Μπανάνα

In Portuguese

bambu

Banana vermelha

In Polish

Bambus

Red Banana

In Latin

Bamboo

ARIERA Rubrum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Zingiberales

Family

Poaceae

Strelitziaceae

Genus

Acidosasa

Musa

Clade

Monocotyledonous

Tribe

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Arthrostylidiinae, Arundinariinae, Bambusinae, Chusqueinae, Guaduinae, Melocanninae, Nastinae, Racemobambodinae, Shibataeinae

Number of Species

140050

1 27800

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Properties of Bamboo and Red Banana

Wondering what are the properties of Bamboo and Red Banana? We provide you with everything About Bamboo and Red Banana. Bamboo doesn't have thorns and Red Banana doesn't have thorns. Also Bamboo does not have fragrant flowers. Bamboo has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning and Red Banana has allergic reactions like Cyanide poisoning. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bamboo and Red Banana and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bamboo and Red Banana

Season and care of Bamboo and Red Banana is important to know. While considering everything about Bamboo and Red Banana Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bamboo season is and Red Banana season is . The type of soil for Bamboo is Loam and for Red Banana is Clay, Loamy while the PH of soil for Bamboo is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Red Banana is Neutral, Slightly Acidic.

Bamboo and Red Banana Physical Information

Bamboo and Red Banana physical information is very important for comparison. Bamboo height is 30.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Red Banana height is 240.00 cm and width 100.00 cm. The color specification of Bamboo and Red Banana are as follows:

Bamboo flower color:
Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green
Red Banana flower color: Red, Reddish Plum and Rose
Red Banana leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green

Care of Bamboo and Red Banana

Care of Bamboo and Red Banana include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves and Red Banana pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Red Banana needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.