FoliageHardy Banana
Musa basjoo
Hardy Banana (Musa basjoo) is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 5-10, that matures to about 6-14 ft × 6-14 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect cream and yellow blooms in summer.
- USDA zones
- 5-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6-14 ft × 6-14 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Cream, Yellow
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Native to
- Japan, Ryukyu Islands
In the landscape
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