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Musa 'Gran Nain'

 
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Family: Musaceae
Genus: Musa (MEW-suh) (Info)
Cultivar: Gran Nain

3 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Edible Fruits and Nuts
Trees
Tropicals and Tender Perennials

Height:
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)

Spacing:
Unknown - Tell us

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Time:
Unknown - Tell us

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Variegated
Burgundy

Other details:
This plant is suitable for growing indoors
Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
This plant is monocarpic
Suitable for growing in containers

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Unknown - Tell us

Propagation Methods:
By dividing rhizomes, tubers, corms or bulbs (including offsets)

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

By PamelaQ
Thumbnail #1 of Musa  by PamelaQ

Profile:

1 positive
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Positive jessmerritt On Jun 12, 2005, jessmerritt from Roswell, NM
(Zone 7b) wrote:

Dwarf banana that has the best of both worlds. It has beautiful ornamental foliage and produces edible fruit. It only grows about 8-10 feet tall and is suitable for pot culture. I have mine in a pot and it summers outdoors and comes inside for the winter. Takes lots of water and is a heavy feeder. The main plant will produce fruit and then die, but leave behind pups for next year's crop. The fruit is seedless. I didn't know this until I tried to collect some, couldn't find any, and then researched it online.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Apopka, Florida
Gulf Breeze, Florida
Trenton, Florida
Richmond Hill, Georgia
Millsap, Texas



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