banana
Musa acuminata
USDA zones10 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 to 20 feet tall6 to 10 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Cream to yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Banana (Musa acuminata) is a fruit for containers, food gardens, and bold accents. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 10 and warmer, down to about 30°F (-1°C). In colder areas, grow it as a houseplant or bring it indoors for winter. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and reaches 12 to 20 feet tall, with cream to yellow blooms.
Pairs well with Pineapple sage, Lemongrass, Stella de Oro daylily, and Kimberly queen fern.
Native range
Southeast Asia, Australia, and eastern Africa.