Cucumber

Banana Tree

About Cucumber and Banana Tree

Cucumber

Banana Tree

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs

1.3 Origin

Southern Asia

Australia, Tropical Indomalaya

1.4 Types

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

31000

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Floodplains, Wet forest

Subtropical climates, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-88-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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

1.9 Habit

Vining/Climbing

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

15.20 cm16.08 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

180.00 cm7.87 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Green

Red, Yellow, Yellow Brown, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Heart-shaped

Cone shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Fall, Spring, Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Neutral

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, organic fertlizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot

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

Cold climate

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

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

Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Throat itching

Anaphylaxis, Mouth itching, Throat itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Available

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

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

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Showy Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'

Banana Tree

7.2 Common Name

Cucumber

Banana Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

खीरा

केले के पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Gurke

Bananenbaum

7.2.3 In French

concombre

Bananier

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pepino

Banano

7.2.5 In Greek

αγγούρι

μπανανιά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

pepino

árvore de banana

7.2.7 In Polish

ogórek

Banana drzewa

7.2.8 In Latin

cucumeris

Musa sapientum fixa ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

Not Available

8.6 Genus

Cucumis

Musa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Monocotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Melothrieae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Cucumber and Banana Tree

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

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Season and Care of Cucumber and Banana Tree

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

Cucumber and Banana Tree Physical Information

Cucumber and Banana Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Cucumber height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm whereas Banana Tree height is 16.08 cm and width 7.87 cm. The color specification of Cucumber and Banana Tree are as follows:

Cucumber flower color: Yellow and Gold
Cucumber leaf color: Light Green
Banana Tree flower color: Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White and Yellow
Banana Tree leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Cucumber and Banana Tree

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