1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus, Spurge
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs
1.3 Origin
Not Available
Australia, Tropical Indomalaya
1.4 Types
not available
Cavendish Bananas, Lady Finger Bananas, Pisang Raja, Williams Bananas, Cooking Bananas
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, Semi arid regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
12, 13, 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
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green
Red, Yellow, Yellow Brown, Yellow green
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.0.1 Leaf Color in Summer
1.1.1 Leaf Color in Fall
1.1.2 Leaf Color in Winter
1.2 Shape
1.3.1 Leaf Shape
1.5 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Fall, Spring, Summer
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
Not Available
Clay, Loamy
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun, Not Available
Not Available
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
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
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Not Available
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
3.5.2 Soil Type
Not Available
Clay, Loamy
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
3.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
3.8 Fertilizers
Does not require fertilizer once established
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
Anthracnose, Banana aphid, Banana mosaic, Black sigatoka, Bunchy top, Cigar end rot, Coconut scale, Moko disease, Panama disease, Rhizome rot, Yellow sigatoka
3.10 Plant Tolerance
Dry Conditions, Dry soil, Full Sun
Drought
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Insects, Not Available
Not Available
4.12 Allergy
Unknown
Anaphylaxis, Mouth itching, Throat itching
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Informal Hedge, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Unknown
Anemia, Antioxidants, Bronchitis, Diarrhea, Hangover, Heartburn, High blood pressure, Kidney problems, Menstrual Disorders
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaf Stalks
Flowers, Fruits
5.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used As Food, Used in paper industry
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
PACHYCEREUS weberi
Banana Tree
6.2 Common Name
6.2.1 In Hindi
6.2.2 In German
6.2.3 In French
6.2.4 In Spanish
6.2.5 In Greek
6.2.6 In Portuguese
candelabro
árvore de banana
6.2.7 In Polish
6.2.8 In Latin
candelabro
Musa sapientum fixa ligno
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
7.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Zingiberales
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Not Available
Monocotyledonous
7.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
7.9 Subfamily
7.10 Number of Species