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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: Sun to Partial Shade
Danger: Handling plant may cause skin irritation or allergic reaction
Bloom Color: Bright Yellow
Bloom Time: Mid Summer
Foliage: Smooth-Textured
Other details: Requires consistently moist soil; do not let dry out between waterings
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
On Dec 15, 2008, ronster1266 from Montrose, MI wrote:
I got this plant from my local grocery store when it was only about 4in high in a 4in pot, i transplanted it into a 14in pot in the spring and it exploded from 4in to about 2ft in a few months it now even has a few baby rhizomes comming off of it
On Jun 27, 2001, Amari from Austin, TX (Zone 8a) wrote:
Bright green leaves variably marked, when young, with dark purple-red blotches. Large, heavy flower clusters with reddish to dark purple bracts, yellow flowers. Height 6 to 8 foot tall. Although this is a dwarf banana, it produces full sized sweet smooth fruit.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Midland City, Alabama Mesa, Arizona Martinez, California Thousand Oaks, California Bartow, Florida Brooksville, Florida Casselberry, Florida Cocoa Beach, Florida Debary, Florida Deland, Florida Deltona, Florida Fort Pierce, Florida Kissimmee, Florida Loxahatchee, Florida Miami Beach, Florida Palm Bay, Florida Pompano Beach, Florida Port Charlotte, Florida Rockledge, Florida Rotonda West, Florida Ruskin, Florida Trenton, Florida Valrico, Florida Venice, Florida Winter Haven, Florida Marrero, Louisiana Shreveport, Louisiana Thibodaux, Louisiana Saucier, Mississippi Somerset, New Jersey Elizabeth City, North Carolina Alsea, Oregon Narberth, Pennsylvania Beaufort, South Carolina Bluffton, South Carolina Hilton Head Island, South Carolina (2 reports) North Augusta, South Carolina Carrollton, Texas Galveston, Texas Houston, Texas Keller, Texas La Vernia, Texas Markham, Texas Millsap, Texas Missouri City, Texas Murchison, Texas Rowlett, Texas San Antonio, Texas
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