1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Tender Perennial
1.3 Origin
India
1.4 Types
Scarlet banana, Fe'i bananas
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
tropical environments, Tropical regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
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
White, Yellow, Violet
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Pink, Violet
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Arrowhead
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand, Well drained
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs watering once a week, occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season
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
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Apply 8-10-8 amounts
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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3% - Tender Perennial Garden Plants have it !
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Insects, Spider Mites
5.12 Allergy
Itchiness, Rash
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin, Skin cleanser
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Heals minor burns
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Root
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in salads
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Mixed Border, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
MUSA velutina
7.2 Common Name
Banana, Hairy Banana, Pink Banana
7.2.1 In Hindi
गुलाबी केले
7.2.2 In German
rosa Banana
7.2.3 In French
rose Banana
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pink plátano
7.2.5 In Greek
ροζ Μπανάνα
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Banana -de-rosa
7.2.7 In Polish
różowy Banana
7.2.8 In Latin
Pink Banana
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Vascular plant
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Zingiberales
8.5 Family
Musaceae
8.6 Genus
Banana
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species