General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2 to 4 feet (61-122cm)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Other: Seasonal. Bloom can occur in any season depending on size of plant and climate.
Underground structures: Rhizome
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Edible Parts: Fruit
Flowers
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Stolons and runners
Offsets
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots

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Common names
  • Dwarf Banana
  • Banana
Also sold as:
  • Novak
  • Musa tropicana

Photo Gallery
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-10-16
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 2018-10-09
Location: New York Botanical Gardens Bronx NY
Date: 2018-03-03
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 10-9-2018
Location: all photos from my gardens
Date: 10-8-2018
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: September 2012
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2022-06-21
Dwarf Banana - Musa acuminata Super Dwarf Cavendish 001
Location: Summeville, SC
Super Dwarf Cavendish with pup

Date: 2018-01-23
these grow like crazy !

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