1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Fruits, Herbs
Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Central America, West Indies
China, Japan, Korea
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Open areas, Open Plains
Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
240.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
100.00 cm120.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Red, Reddish Plum, Rose
Light Yellow, Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Red, Rose, Tan
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple, Burgundy
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Sea Green, Gray Green
Green, Purple
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Sea Green, Gray Green
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall, Spring, Summer
Spring, Summer, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loamy
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Spring, Late Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Late Winter
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
From bulbs, From Rhizomes, Seedlings
By dividing rhizomes, tubers
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 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
Requires consistently moist soil
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
Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loamy
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Partial shade, Full Shade
4.7 Pruning
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 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
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
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Hives, Itchiness, Swelling, Throat itching, wheezing
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Ground Cover
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Fiber, Hair Loss, Kidney Stones, Piles, Vitamin C
Asthma, Chronic fatigue
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds, Stem
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in herbal medicines
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Bog Garden, Container, Water Gardens
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Musa acuminata
PETASITES japonicus 'Purpureus'
7.2 Common Name
Red banana, Red Dacca bananas
Giant Butterbur, Japanese Butterbur, Purple Butterbur
7.2.1 In Hindi
लाल केला
Purple Butterbur
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
Red Banana
Violet Butterbur
7.2.4 In Spanish
Red Banana
púrpura petasita
7.2.5 In Greek
κόκκινο Μπανάνα
Purple Butterbur
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Banana vermelha
roxo Carrapicho
7.2.7 In Polish
Red Banana
Purpurowy Lepiężnik
7.2.8 In Latin
ARIERA Rubrum
Purple Butterbur
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
Strelitziaceae
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Monocotyledonous
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Senecioneae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species