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About Red Banana and Dame's Rocket

What is

Life Span

Perennial
Biennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs
Herbs

Origin

Central America, West Indies
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Russia/Siberia, Central Asia, Western Asia

Types

-
Summer lilac, Winter gilliflower

Number of Varieties

54
0 40000
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Habitat

Open areas, Open Plains
meadows, Open areas, Roadsides, Woodlands

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-114-9
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
9 - 1

Sunset Zone

-
21,22

Habit

Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

100.00 cm60.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Reddish Plum, Rose
White, Pink, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Rose, Tan
-

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Sea Green, Gray Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Cone shaped
Ovate

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast
Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loamy
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

-
-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium
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
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loamy
Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
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
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
Drought

Facts

Flowers

Flower Petal Number

Single
Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

Edible Fruit

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

Fragrant Fruit

Fragrant Leaf

Fragrant Bark/Stem

Showy Foliage

Showy Bark

Foliage Texture

Bold
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Insects

Allergy

Hives, Itchiness, Swelling, Throat itching, wheezing
Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines
Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Musa acuminata
HESPERIS matronalis

Common Name

Red banana, Red Dacca bananas
Dame's Rocket, Sweet Rocket

In Hindi

लाल केला
डेम के रॉकेट

In German

Red Banana
Rockets Freifrau

In French

Red Banana
Rocket Dame

In Spanish

Red Banana
Rocket Dame

In Greek

κόκκινο Μπανάνα
Rocket Dame του

In Portuguese

Banana vermelha
Rocket de Dame

In Polish

Red Banana
Rocket Dame

In Latin

ARIERA Rubrum
Hesperis Rocket

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Zingiberales
Brassicales

Family

Strelitziaceae
Brassicaceae

Genus

Musa
Hesperis

Clade

Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
Hylocereeae

Subfamily

-
Cactoideae

Number of Species

5050
1 27800
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Properties of Red Banana and Dame's Rocket

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

Season and Care of Red Banana and Dame's Rocket

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

Red Banana and Dame's Rocket Physical Information

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

  • Red Banana flower color: Red, Reddish Plum and Rose

  • Red Banana leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green

  • Dame's Rocket flower color: White, Pink and Lavender

  • Dame's Rocket leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Red Banana and Dame's Rocket

Care of Red Banana and Dame's Rocket include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Banana 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 Red Banana 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.