Banana Plant

Here are my notes from twelve months of growing Banana Plant: Spring: flowering period in peak summer heat. This was the moment that confirmed the whole venture. I focused on maintaining temperatures above 15°C throughout the year during this period which set up the rest of the year. fast growth i…

I planted Banana Plant primarily for ornamental reasons. What I didn't anticipate was the wildlife it would attract. fast growth in warm humid conditions seems to be particularly appealing to bees and butterflies during the main growing period. I grow it in a bathroom with high natural light and st…

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Banana Plant remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is maintaining temperatures above 15°C throughout the year. Everything else follows from that. failure to flower indoors without sufficient light…

I started with one Banana Plant and now have four, all from propagation. The process is straightforward once you understand providing high humidity through pebble trays or regular misting — something I picked up from trial and error rather than any guide. I display them in a bathroom with high natu…

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Banana Plant. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to protecting from cold draughts and air conditioning vents. I grow mine in a bright living room away from draughts which is working really well. ex…

Someone gave me Banana Plant as a birthday gift and I barely knew what it was. Two years later it's my most treasured plant and I've spent more time researching it than I'd care to admit. The key discovery was maintaining temperatures above 15°C throughout the year — once that clicked, the plant tr…

Banana Plant is clearly a great plant — I can see that from other people's results. Mine has been decent but not spectacular, and I think I know why. I underestimated the importance of protecting from cold draughts and air conditioning vents in the early stages and paid for it. yellowing leaves fro…

I've been growing Banana Plant for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. bringing back indoors before first autumn frost was the clear high point — everything you're told about Banana Plant at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every season, wh…

Banana Plant is a genuinely satisfying plant to grow, but I want to be upfront about one thing: failure to flower indoors without sufficient light intensity. I've dealt with it twice now and it takes consistent attention to manage. Beyond that, dramatic large leaves or flowers that create an instan…

I'd had Banana Plant for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to maintaining temperatures above 15°C throughout the year and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. fast growth in warm humid conditions became much more pro…