1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
1.4 Types
Scarlet banana, Fe'i bananas
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
tropical environments, Tropical regions
Humid climates, Woodlands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
365.76 cm20.30 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
243.84 cm25.40 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Violet
Light Pink
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand, Well drained
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Not Available
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 8-10-8 amounts
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, fungus, Insects, Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Insects, Spider Mites
Hummingbirds, Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
Itchiness, Rash
Itchiness, Rhinitis, Runny nose
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Available
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Skin cleanser
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Heals minor burns
Cold, Combats Stress, Headache
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in salads
Used for its medicinal properties
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MUSA velutina
NICOTIANA 'Avalon Bright Pink'
7.2 Common Name
Banana, Hairy Banana, Pink Banana
Flowering Tobacco
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
rosa Banana
Flowering Tobacco
7.2.3 In French
rose Banana
Floraison du tabac
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pink plátano
del tabaco floreciente
7.2.5 In Greek
ροζ Μπανάνα
Άνθιση καπνού
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Banana -de-rosa
Tabaco de florescência
7.2.7 In Polish
różowy Banana
Kwitnienie tytoniowe
7.2.8 In Latin
Pink Banana
Tobacco flowering
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Nicotianeae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Nicotianoideae
8.10 Number of Species