Spinach

Banana Tree

About Spinach and Banana Tree

Spinach

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

Savoy, Giant Noble, Semi-savoy

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

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

31000

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Fields, gardens, meadows, Suburban areas

Subtropical climates, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available8-15

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

Not Available

12-6

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

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

Rosette/Stemless

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

30.50 cm7.87 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Green

Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White, Yellow

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Tan, Black

Red, Yellow, Yellow Brown, Yellow green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

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

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loamy

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

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

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

From bulbs

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Requires regular watering

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, Alkaline

Neutral, Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loamy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Fertilize when new

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Downy mildew, Leafminers, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot

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

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

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

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

Food Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Mouth itching, Throat itching

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

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

Energy, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E, Vitamin K

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

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Stem

Flowers, Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, 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

Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Showy Tree

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

SPINACIA oleracea

Banana Tree

7.2 Common Name

Spinach

Banana Tree

7.2.1 In Hindi

पालक

केले के पेड़

7.2.2 In German

Spinat

Bananenbaum

7.2.3 In French

Épinards

Bananier

7.2.4 In Spanish

Espinacas

Banano

7.2.5 In Greek

Σπανάκι

μπανανιά

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Espinafre

árvore de banana

7.2.7 In Polish

Szpinak

Banana drzewa

7.2.8 In Latin

Spinach

Musa sapientum fixa ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Zingiberales

8.5 Family

Chenopodiaceae

Banana

8.6 Genus

Spinacia

Musa

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Monocotyledonous

8.8 Tribe

Anserineae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chenopodioideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA100

1 27800

Properties of Spinach and Banana Tree

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

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Season and Care of Spinach and Banana Tree

Season and care of Spinach and Banana Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Spinach and Banana Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Spinach season is Not Available and Banana Tree season is Not Available. The type of soil for Spinach is Loam, Sand and for Banana Tree is Clay, Loamy while the PH of soil for Spinach is Neutral, Alkaline and for Banana Tree is Neutral, Slightly Acidic.

Spinach and Banana Tree Physical Information

Spinach and Banana Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Spinach height is 15.20 cm and width 30.50 cm whereas Banana Tree height is 16.08 cm and width 7.87 cm. The color specification of Spinach and Banana Tree are as follows:

Spinach flower color: Yellow and Green
Spinach leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Banana Tree flower color: Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White and Yellow
Banana Tree leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Spinach and Banana Tree

Care of Spinach and Banana Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Spinach pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Banana Tree pruning is done Prune after harvesting and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Spinach 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.