pink banana
Musa velutina
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones7 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 8 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Cream/tan, yellow, pink
- Foliage color
- Blue, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Pink banana (Musa velutina) is a perennial for containers, food gardens, and use as a specimen or accent. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It rarely grows larger than eight feet and suckers freely, so give it room to spread. Upright, fuzzy, hot pink flowers are followed by small pink fruit with many seeds.
Pairs well with Little Gem southern magnolia, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Anemone.
Native range
Asia.