Zebrina banana
Musa acuminata 'Zebrina'
USDA zones9 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 6 feet tall5 to 6 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn, winter
- Bloom color
- Cream to yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Zebrina' banana (Musa acuminata 'Zebrina') is a fruit plant for containers, accents, and food gardens. It grows outdoors year-round in USDA zone 9 and warmer, down to about 20°F (-7°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 5 to 6 feet tall and wide. The evergreen plant has an erect habit and cream to yellow blooms.
Pairs well with Red ginger, Lemon, and Sprenger's asparagus fern.