Banana Tree

Dame's Rocket

About Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket

Banana Tree

Dame's Rocket

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Biennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs

Herbs

Origin

Australia, Tropical Indomalaya

Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

Cavendish Bananas, Lady Finger Bananas, Pisang Raja, Williams Bananas, Cooking Bananas

Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

10004

0 40000

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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions

meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-154-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-6

9 - 1

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

16.08 cm60.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

7.87 cm60.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White, Yellow

White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Yellow, Yellow Brown, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Cone shaped

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loamy

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Average Water Needs, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loamy

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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

Red blotch

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

Bold

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Mouth itching, Throat itching

Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anemia, Antioxidants, Bronchitis, Diarrhea, Hangover, Heartburn, High blood pressure, Kidney problems, Menstrual Disorders

Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits

Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used As Food, Used in paper industry

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Showy Tree

Cutflower, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Banana Tree

HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Banana Tree

Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

केले के पेड़

डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Bananenbaum

Rockets Freifrau

In French

Bananier

Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Banano

Rocket Dame

In Greek

μπανανιά

Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

árvore de banana

Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Banana drzewa

Rocket Dame

In Latin

Musa sapientum fixa ligno

Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Brassicales

Family

Brassicaceae

Genus

Musa

Hesperis

Clade

Monocotyledonous

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Hylocereeae

Subfamily

Cactoideae

Number of Species

10050

1 27800

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Properties of Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket

Wondering what are the properties of Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket? We provide you with everything About Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket. Banana Tree doesn't have thorns and Dame's Rocket doesn't have thorns. Also Banana Tree does not have fragrant flowers. Banana Tree has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Mouth itching and Throat itching and Dame's Rocket has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Mouth itching and Throat itching. 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 Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket

Season and care of Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket is important to know. While considering everything about Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket Care, growing season is an essential factor. Banana Tree season is Fall, Spring and Summer and Dame's Rocket season is Fall, Spring and Summer. The type of soil for Banana Tree is Clay, Loamy and for Dame's Rocket is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Banana Tree is Neutral, Slightly Acidic and for Dame's Rocket is Neutral, Alkaline.

Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket physical information is very important for comparison. Banana Tree height is 16.08 cm and width 7.87 cm whereas Dame's Rocket height is 60.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket are as follows:

Banana Tree flower color: Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White and Yellow
Banana Tree leaf color: Dark Green
Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender
Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket

Care of Banana Tree and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Banana Tree pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Dame's Rocket pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Banana Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Dame's Rocket needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.