Buy Musa Acuminata - - Dwarf Cavendish Banana Plant 20-40cm
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The acuminata is the most common banana plant, also known as the dwarf banana. We really recommend this plant for the living room or an office.
This banana plant is also very common in the tropics and subtropics. There, in contrast, it gets very big, and also gets bananas. In our Dutch living room, however, this is by no means always the case.
It comes from Southeast Asia and Australia. In Indonesia the leaves are often used as a plate to store food, which gives extra flavour to the food.
Another nice fact: The leaves are used in the tropics and often in Africa as roofing.
The musa is also known for its many puppies that will eventually take over the mother plant, in the normal course of events when he gives bananas, which unfortunately is not common in the Netherlands.
As soon as you put the musa in an extra large pot, it will create a small oasis because it will make a lot of puppies and will look unique on each side. If you don't want this and only want to keep one strain, we advise you to leave the largest puppy and remove the other one.
The acuminata is the most common banana plant, also known as the dwarf banana. We really recommend this plant for the living room or an office.
This banana plant is also very common in the tropics and subtropics. There, in contrast, it gets very big, and also gets bananas. In our Dutch living room, however, this is by no means always the case.
It comes from Southeast Asia and Australia. In Indonesia the leaves are often used as a plate to store food, which gives extra flavour to the food.
Another nice fact: The leaves are used in the tropics and often in Africa as roofing.
The musa is also known for its many puppies that will eventually take over the mother plant, in the normal course of events when he gives bananas, which unfortunately is not common in the Netherlands.
As soon as you put the musa in an extra large pot, it will create a small oasis because it will make a lot of puppies and will look unique on each side. If you don't want this and only want to keep one strain, we advise you to leave the largest puppy and remove the other one.
Despite the care taken when packing, it can happen that a leaf breaks off during transport,
That's okay. You can just cut these off. Then a new one will grow very quickly.
We always recommend to immediately repot a purchased plant into a larger sized pot, because the pots sold are usually completely rooted. It allows the plant to root more, grow more and it's better for keeping the soil moist.
Most often the plant is around the minimum size. The height of the plant is always incl. pot height. Its actual height depends on the various sources of supply and how long the plant has been staying and growing in our stock environment.
A plant with a nice pot enhances the atmosphere much more and becomes more beautiful than without one. Of course the pot should match the plant and location. The recommended diameter of a pot for this Musa acuminata is 20 - 24 cm. This is not only an eye-pleasing proportion, but also makes caring for the plant more easy.
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Plants Encyclopedia
All interesting and necessary information about the Musa acuminata is found in our encyclopedia
Pay attention
Some leaves can be removed for transport. Despite the care taken when packing, it can happen that a leaf breaks off during transport, That's okay. You can just cut these off. Then a new one will grow very quickly.
Watering
This plant should be watered regularly. During sunny periods we recommend watering every day. During less sunny periods we recommend watering once every 3 days, unless it has rained. De Banenplant consists of 80% water. We therefore recommend that you keep the root ball well moist.
Placement
The Musa banana plant needs a place with lots of light to grow quickly, but it can also be placed in a place with lots of shade, only then it grows a bit slower.
Nutrition
Nutrition is very important for plants. We recommend that this plant is provided with a good nutrient base by using high quality Mediterranean nutrient soil. We also recommend that you administer extra nutrients. Mediterranean nutrient tablets, these are simply pressed into the soil next to the plant. This ensures the supply of all the necessary nutrients and the plant will keep its dark green leaf colour.
Cutting
Pruning a Musa is simple. When a leaf starts to dry out, the fairly thick branch close to the trunk should be cut with, for example, pruning shears. The Musa gets new shoots every year which grow into large leaves.
Additional
The transverse banana likes high humidity this can be helped by adding a cup of water.
75cm
Our plant sizes are determined by measuring the smallest plants up until the largest in a field with hundreds of plants. Because a plant is a natural product, it's possible a plant is a little smaller than the mentioned minimum size.
This deviation is 10cm maximum. In our guidelines we keep a margin of max. 10cm regarding the minimum size.
Note: when you order a plant that doesn't stay green in the winter, it's probably (when ordered during the winter months or the beginning spring season) smaller than the minimum size. This is not a problem in any case, because the plant will grow new branches or leaves and the minimum height will be reached within a short period. Your order will have the right size within a short time.
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