Minimum temperature | -20 C |
Position | Light shade/sun/may also be in full sun |
Watering | Give lots of water |
Comes from | Himalayas |
Soil type | Mediterranean nutrient soil |
Full soil | Yes if well protected |
Tub plant | Yes |
Flowering period | N/A |
Growth rate | Very fast |
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 basjoo is 14 - 12 cm. This is not only an eye-pleasing proportion, but also makes caring for the plant more easy.
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All interesting and necessary information about the Musa basjoo is found in our encyclopedia
Some (to all) of the leaves can be removed for transport. Despite the care of packing, it is possible that a leaf may break off during transport. This is not a problem, you can simply cut these off and a new one will grow on very quickly.
This plant should be watered regularly. During sunny periods, we recommend watering every day. During less sunny periods, we recommend once every 3 days unless it has rained. The Musa Basjoo consists of 80% water. We therefore also recommend that you keep the root ball well moist.
The Musa Basjoo banana plant needs a place with lots of light in order to grow quickly. However, it can also be placed in a spot with a lot of shade, only then it will grow more slowly.
Nutrition is very important for plants. We recommend that this plant is provided with a good nutrient medium by using high quality Mediterranean soil. We also recommend additional nutrients: Mediterranean food tablets, which you simply press into the soil next to the plant. This ensures the supply of all necessary nutrients. The plant will then also retain its dark green leaf color.
The leaves can be cut off at the stem.
Yes indeed! The Musa basjoo is completely winter hardy, but that only applies to the trunk. The roots should remain below ground, because there it hardly freezes. Above ground the trunk remains standing which can withstand the cold. The leaves should be removed before the frost period. Then in spring new larger leaves will appear very quickly!
The Musa basjoo can tolerate cold up to a wind chill (so depending on how much wind there is) of 18 degrees below zero. Below that it should be protected.
You can find everything about caring for the Musa basjoo in our extended encyclopedia article
When the cold gets below -18 degrees, protection is necessary for the survival of a Musa basjoo. You do this by wrapping fleece (a good breathable thin cloth) around the leaf crown to block the wind. If the Musa basjoo is in full ground, then no protection for the root ball is needed for this. But if it is in an uninsulated pot, then the root ball also needs to be protected. You can do this by wrapping bubble wrap (or other insulating material) around the pot. So that the wind no longer has any influence through the rim of the pot.
When the Musa basjoo is outside it needs very little water during the winters, almost none. But during the hot days of summer it should be watered every day, sometimes as much as 2x on the very hottest days. In between, it can be once every 2-4 days, depending on the temperature. You can feel this in the soil. If the soil is fairly moist, the banana plant still has enough water.
A Musa basjoo likes good nutrient soil. For example, you can pamper the root ball with a bag of Florentus Mediterranean Nutrient Soil, specially developed for Mediterranean plants such as the Musa basjoo.
For a Musa basjoo, it is a natural thing for leaves to become dry and die. You can simply cut these off close to the stem. The banana plant is not affected by this. It is also often recommended to cut off the leaves before the winter so that the energy no longer goes there to grow, because the new year there will be new leaves again.
The Musa basjoo can withstand the hot sun well, so in summer it doesn't need to go inside. It can also withstand rain well, so during fall and spring and rainy days of summer, it doesn't need to go inside either. But, at -18 freezing temperatures (so really by exception in the Netherlands) he gets a hard time. Then he needs to be protected, or taken to a warmer place.
To propagate the Musa basjoo, please refer to our extended encyclopedia article that explains everything.
It could be that the Musa basjoo does not get enough water during the growing season, but it is also a natural thing for leaves to become barren. Some leaves have simply reached their age and then die off. The leaves can be removed with scissors, or by hand.
The Musa basjoo is non-toxic, so it is fine to be placed in an environment with cats/dogs.
We have a very simple answer to this question. Teeninga Palms is a specialist in hardy Mediterranean plants and trees, offering them at the lowest price and highest quality, so the choice is easy!
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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