1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs
1.3 Origin
Mexico
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
Temperate Regions, Tropical regions
Subtropical climates, Tropical rainforest, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 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
Cushion/Mound-forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
3.1.2 Minimum Width
3.2 Plant Color
3.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange Red, Black
Burgandy, Ivory, Purple, White, Yellow
3.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
3.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Red, Yellow, Yellow Brown, Yellow green
3.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
3.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
3.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
3.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
3.3 Shape
3.3.1 Leaf Shape
3.4 Thorns
4 Season
4.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Fall, Spring, Summer
4.2 Growing Conditions
4.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
4.2.2 Growth Rate
4.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loamy
4.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
4.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
4.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Indeterminate
Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
4.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
4.3 Tolerances
5 Care
5.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
5.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
From bulbs
5.3 Plant Maintenance
5.4 Watering Plants
5.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do not water frequently, It cannot sustain wet-feet, Water when soil is dry
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
5.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
5.4.3 In Spring
5.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
5.5 Soil
5.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
5.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loamy
5.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
5.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial shade
5.7 Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune in spring
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
5.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
5.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Anthracnose, Banana aphid, Banana mosaic, Black sigatoka, Bunchy top, Cigar end rot, Coconut scale, Moko disease, Panama disease, Rhizome rot, Yellow sigatoka
5.10 Plant Tolerance
6 Facts
6.1 Flowers
6.1.1 Flower Petal Number
6.2 Fruits
6.2.1 Showy Fruit
6.2.2 Edible Fruit
6.3 Fragrance
6.3.1 Fragrant Flower
6.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
6.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
6.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
6.4 Showy Foliage
6.6 Showy Bark
6.7 Foliage Texture
6.8 Foliage Sheen
6.9 Evergreen
6.11 Invasive
6.13 Self-Sowing
7.3 Attracts
Hummingbirds
Not Available
7.4 Allergy
no allergic reactions
Anaphylaxis, Mouth itching, Throat itching
8 Benefits
8.1 Uses
8.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
8.1.3 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
8.1.6 Edible Uses
8.1.8 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
8.2 Plant Benefits
8.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Anemia, Antioxidants, Bronchitis, Diarrhea, Hangover, Heartburn, High blood pressure, Kidney problems, Menstrual Disorders
8.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Fruits
8.3.1 Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for producing cooking oil
Pulp can be used to make rope place mats and other goods, Used As Food, Used in paper industry
9.2 Used As Indoor Plant
9.5 Used As Outdoor Plant
9.7 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Mixed Border, Tropical
Showy Tree
10 Scientific Name
10.1 Botanical Name
CUPHEA cyanea
Banana Tree
10.2 Common Name
Mexican Cigar, Firecracker plant
Banana Tree
10.2.2 In Hindi
सिगार प्लांट
केले के पेड़
10.3.2 In German
Zigarettenblümchen
Bananenbaum
10.3.4 In French
10.3.6 In Spanish
10.4.1 In Greek
10.5.1 In Portuguese
charuto de Plantas
árvore de banana
10.5.2 In Polish
Cigar roślin
Banana drzewa
10.6.1 In Latin
Planta Cigar
Musa sapientum fixa ligno
11 Classification
11.1 Kingdom
12.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
12.3 Class
12.4 Order
12.6 Family
12.7 Genus
12.8 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Monocotyledonous
12.10 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
12.11 Subfamily
Lythroideae
Not Available
12.12 Number of Species