Product Description
This fantastic architectural Banana Plant will make a real impact on any garden! Forming a dense bush with huge paddle-like leaves that spread gloriously through the air, creating wonderful shadows on the patio. Once established, the big leaves unfurl as they emerge from the central trunk, and within 3-4 years you will see leaves at least 1m long, many even longer!
Hailing from Japan, it loves sunshine but is actually hardy down to -6°C when protected with fleece across winter - remember, this plant is frost tender outside and will not survive freezing conditions without protection. This Japanese Hardy Banana even thrives when planted in a large pot, promoting a feel of the tropics in your garden.
Supplied as an established plant, roughly 30cm tall in a 9cm pot, although can be dispatched slightly larger, as they grow rapidally as temperatures warm.
Please note - this Banana Plant will not produce edible produce when grown in the UK. Although a close cousin to commercial bananas, the fruit will not grow in UK climates.
What Is Supplied
Item 680064 supplied as:
1 x 9cm Pot, 30cm Tall
Please note these are architectural and will not produce fruits
Plant Information
Top Tips
Over time, your banana will produce small offsets at the base. These can either be left to form a clump or separated off and grown on.
Care Guide
Planting Advice for Banana Musa basjoo:
- When growing outdoors, choose a site that is sheltered from the wind both for winter protection and also to prevent leaves being shredded.
- Plant in late spring, in a well-drained soil, that has been enriched with plenty of organic matter.
- Once plants are established, water and feed generously through the summer as they are greedy feeders.
- Musa basjoo, can be left in situ over winter, although we do recommend that plants are wrapped to protect from cold weather.
- If this is not an option for you, then they can be grown in a large pot and moved under cover after the first frost has blackened the leaves.
When growing bananas in containers:
- Grow in a soil-based compost, such as John Innes No. 3 with extra grit added to improve drainage.
- Container-grown plants need ample watering during spring and summer months plus a weekly feed during the spring and summer with a general-purpose liquid feed, or a controlled-release fertiliser.
- In autumn, over winter plants in a frost-free greenhouse or conservatory and reduce watering and feeding - watering only when on the dry side in winter.
Aftercare Advice for your Hardy Banana Musa:
- Pot on in spring either once a year, or every other year. Increase pot size by 5-7.5cm (2-3in) initially then once established in 30cm (10in) pots, increase size by 10-15cm (4-6 inches) every two to three years.
- Pleasenote, in winter the leaves will die back and turn brown, but will re-grow the following spring, so don't panic!
Pruning Advice for Japanese Banana
- Little pruning is needed. Just cut away old leaves near their base and, when wrapping up plants outdoors for winter, some stems may need to be cut back.
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Fully Grown Plant dimensions (approx)
400cm
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Garden Bargains always keep me up to date with my purchases and when to expect the delivery. They offer competitive prices and the plants are always healthy and beautiful. On occasion I have had to call for assistance and they could not have done more to assist me. Really very grateful for everything they have done and my garden is looking fabulous.
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Quality plant. Arrived in good time, healthy and large enough to plant out right away. Look forward to seeing it's growth throughout the growing season!
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Finding out that some of my order wasn?t available and holding up my delivery was quite disappointing, couldn?t understand why the site let me order something that was out of stock. However, when my order did arrive it was well packaged and all plants looked healthy. The cypress trees are planted in the ground and looking good so far.
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Good sized plant, doing well so far.
Review Submitted: 19/08/2022 - 11:23:38
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Very quick despatch of the plants ensured that they arrived in perfect condition. Very pleased with these.
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Nice healthy plant, well established.
Review Submitted: 18/07/2019 - 11:36:54
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Plants arrived on time and in excellent condission
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In excellent condition well packaged
Review Submitted: 13/06/2019 - 13:01:24
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Excellent service
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Wonderful plant, already growing new leaf after only a few days.
Review Submitted: 14/08/2018 - 20:56:54
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Like them most of the time but have received some bad products too
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Arrived in very poor condition, soil spilt out into box and leaves dead
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PLEASED WITH PURCHASE COULD DELIVER QUICKER
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GOOD SIZE WHEN ARRIVED AND VERY HEALTHY
Review Submitted: 26/06/2018 - 07:30:10
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Best shopping channel by far.
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A great product for the price.
Review Submitted: 27/05/2017 - 07:01:19
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Real good to use
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Real nice looking plant
Review Submitted: 24/05/2017 - 11:34:04
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Easy to order and good value. Delivery is also good
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Plant arrived in good condition. Securely packed
Review Submitted: 26/09/2016 - 10:03:07
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No issues.
Review Submitted: 30/05/2016 - 06:33:15
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The plant is very healthy and as described on the website but I have since seen plants twice the size for the same money.
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This plant is dying it says it's ok for our weather but it's nearly dead after having it outside
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