Names
- Scientific name
- Musa basjoo
- Common name
- Japanese Banana, Japanese Fiber Banana, Hardy Banana
Measurements
- Height
- 3 - 18 ft
- Spread
- 6 - 14 ft
- Spacing
- 7 ft
- Growth Rate
- Fast
Requirements
- Hardiness zones
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
- Sunlight
- Full Sun, Partial Shade
- Soil Drainage
- Well Drained
- Soil type
- Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Moderately acidic (5.6 - 6.0), Slightly acidic (6.1 - 6.5), Neutral (6.6 - 7.3), Slightly alkaline (7.4 - 7.8)
Physical Traits
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Leaf lifecycle
- Evergreen broadleaf
- Foliage color
- Medium Green
- Bloom time
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Cream, Yellow
- Seasons of interest
- Summer
- Propagation methods
- Seeds, Division
Taxonomy
- Taxonomic Rank
- Species
- Author
- Siebold ex Miq.
- Publication
- Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3(fasc. 7): 203, no. 418. 1867 [late 1867]
References
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Musa basjoo|Japanese banana/RHS Gardening,
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Japanese banana (Musa basjoo) ยท iNaturalist,
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Musa basjoo (Basjoo Banana Tree, Hardy Banana, Hardy Fiber Banana, Japanese Banana, Japanese Fiber Banana, Sichuan Hardy Banana) | North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox,
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Musa basjoo Japanese Banana PFAF Plant Database,
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World Flora Online, accessed June 20, 2024