Yunnan Banana
Also known as
Musa basjoo formosana and Musa paradisiaca formosana
Taxonomy
Musa itinerans
Musa
Musaceae
Zingiberales
How to care for Yunnan Banana
How often to water your Yunnan Banana
Yunnan Banana needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Yunnan Banana in your home
Yunnan Banana love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Yunnan Banana does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Yunnan Banana in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Yunnan Banana
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Yunnan Banana after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
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Why do only my banana's pups have crispy leaves and brown tips? The normal leaves look mostly to be fine, though when I first got it I cut off some that had a bit more damage and I was worried about spider mites. No signs of mites anymore but wondering if this is a fungal thing now :/ I had it outside on the fire escape in direct sunlight, but it kept getting knocked over so I brought it in until I can repot it with a sturdier base. My window faces south, but it's a bit more indirect than out on the fire escape. Any tips would be appreciated!
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Moved my dwarf banana tree so it would be easier to water and found a new addition! #HappyPlants #NewGrowth #DwarfBanana
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I'm starting to realize that winter time is stressful on my plants. My banana trees have never been this dry before. I keep a humidifier and saucers of water all over my house for humidity but the leaves just keep drying out! 😫
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She finally unfurled! This one’s been the biggest and healthiest looking so far and that makes me absolutely ecstatic!! 🤩🙌🏼❣️ #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #NewGrowth #PlantAddict #NewPlantMom #OutdoorGrowing #PlantLove #Banana #BananaPlant #BananaTree #unfurled #freshleafthursday #NewGrowth #NewLeafAlert #NewPlantMom
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Pretty sure she has root rot, stalks are both crispy and mushy despite some green I don’t know how to save her. #RootRot #help
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Why does my plant look like this. It suddenly started looking like this after a week of repotting it. It was attached to two other stems but we had cut it to repot it as it was growing big. Now it seems to be dying someone please help. #DwarfBanana #help #Banana #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewPlantMom #
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My Banana tree is developing brown stripes on its leaves! #Banana I’ve been watering it every week and a half and it rains pretty often where I live. I’m not sure if it has something to do with the watering or something else.
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Help my Blue Java please Can anyone please help me figure out what my baby needs from me. I follow the water and fertilizer scheduleGreg provides.
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Bought a sad plant from the grocery store I bought this guy at the grocery store, and it was jn rough state. I cut off the dying leaves and left the best looking ones but its still looking sad. What do i do? #Banana
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Are Banana trees supposed to look droopy? I found this banana on clearance at Lowe’s after we had a sudden cold spell a few week ago. He had some leaves I had to cut off but most looked undamaged from the frost. I kept it indoors until the weather passed and put him outside once it was above 50 degrees every night and it’s been in the 70’s and 80’s during the day. I’ve watered him almost daily as it’s been hot. It will remain a potted banana because our winters are too cold here in Pa and he will come indoors then. He’s been on this extra table and on the east side of my house. Behind him is south so he does get some of that sun too. I felt like his leaves were more open and perky inside my house. What am I doing wrong? @RJG I know you have bananas. #Banana #PlantAddict #DwarfBanana
Care Summary for Yunnan Banana
Yunnan Banana
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.