Bamboo

Red Banana

About Bamboo and Red Banana

Bamboo

Red Banana

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs

1.3 Origin

China, Japan

Central America, West Indies

1.4 Types

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1500NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Warmer regions

Open areas, Open Plains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-98-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm240.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

NA100.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Red, Reddish Plum, Rose

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Not Available

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green, Pink, Red

Red, Rose, Tan

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Dark Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Dark Green

Sea Green, Gray Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Cone shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Not Available

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Not Available

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 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

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Average

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 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

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Hives, Itchiness, Swelling, Throat itching, wheezing

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

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

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Fruits, Leaves

6.2.3 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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Hedges, Mixed Border

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BAMBUSA

Musa acuminata

7.2 Common Name

Bamboo, Clumping Bamboo

Red banana, Red Dacca bananas

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bānsa

लाल केला

7.2.2 In German

Bambus

Red Banana

7.2.3 In French

Bambou

Red Banana

7.2.4 In Spanish

Bambú

Red Banana

7.2.5 In Greek

μπαμπού

κόκκινο Μπανάνα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

bambu

Banana vermelha

7.2.7 In Polish

Bambus

Red Banana

7.2.8 In Latin

Bamboo

ARIERA Rubrum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Strelitziaceae

8.6 Genus

Acidosasa

Musa

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Monocotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Bambuseae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

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

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

1400NA

1 27800

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 Not Available and Red Banana season is Not Available. 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 Not Available 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: Not Available
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.