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Red Banana
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About Red Banana

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs

Origin

Central America, West Indies

Types

-

Number of Varieties

5
0 40000
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Habitat

Open areas, Open Plains

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-

Sunset Zone

-

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm
Rank: 78 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

100.00 cm
Rank: 80 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Reddish Plum, Rose

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Rose, Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Sea Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Sea Green, Gray Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Cone shaped

Thorns

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Fall, Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loamy

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

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

Repeat Bloomer

18% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

-

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings

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

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Loamy

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

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

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

80% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

46% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

25% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

40% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Fruit

11% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

14% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

10% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

60% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

41% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

3% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Invasive

5% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

58% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Attracts

-

Allergy

Hives, Itchiness, Swelling, Throat itching, wheezing

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

74% - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Other Uses

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

Used As Indoor Plant

9% - List of Trees Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Trees Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

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

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

Musa acuminata

Common Name

Red banana, Red Dacca bananas

In Hindi

लाल केला

In German

Red Banana

In French

Red Banana

In Spanish

Red Banana

In Greek

κόκκινο Μπανάνα

In Portuguese

Banana vermelha

In Polish

Red Banana

In Latin

ARIERA Rubrum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Zingiberales

Family

Strelitziaceae

Genus

Musa

Clade

Monocotyledonous

Tribe

-

Subfamily

-

Number of Species

50
1 27800
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Properties of Red Banana

Want to know the properties of Red Banana? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Red Banana is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are non fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Hives, Itchiness, Swelling, Throat itching and wheezing. Red Banana Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: Fiber, Hair Loss, Kidney Stones, Piles and Vitamin C

  • Part of plant used: Fruits and Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Red Banana Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Red Banana. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Red Banana physical information is as follows: 240.00 cm tall and 100.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Cone shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: Red, Reddish Plum and Rose
  • Leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green

Care of Red Banana

Taking Red Banana Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Red Banana include pruning, which should be done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial shade for its proper growth.

Season and care of Red Banana

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Red Banana is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. Red Banana is a very important plant from List of Trees. There are 5 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: -. This plant's habitat is Open areas and Open Plains and it comes in the hardiness zone 8-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.