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Growing bananas in pots is very easy and accessible to everyone. And the result is spectacular, because even if we do not achieve large harvests, we will have a decorative shrub with large leaves that spreads tropical air everywhere. Learn how to plant and care for them in this step-by-step article.
It doesn’t matter if you live in a tropical climate, you can grow and care for your bananas in pots yourself . If you start growing the normal variety, the banana tree can reach a height of 10 to 15 meters, but if you have a dwarf banana, it will not reach more than 3 meters in height.
Banana tree varieties to grow in pots.
These dwarf banana species only measure 1.5 m to 3 m . (4 to 12 feet) tall and suitable for growing in containers. You can also grow these banana varieties indoors.
- red dwarf
- Dwarf Cavendish
- brazilian dwarf
- Jamaican dwarf
- Rajapuri
- hybrid williams
- Grand Nain
- Dwarf “Lady Finger”
If you want to grow ornamental bananas, check out these varieties:
- enset ventrikosum
- Musa sikkimensis “red tiger”
- ornate muse
- Continued on next page
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