| General Description | Large, fast-growing, suckering, evergreen plant that produces bananas. |
| Landscape | Whether grown outdoors in the landscape or indoors as a houseplant, bananas need lots of space. Effective when grown as a garden centre-piece or for tropical flair near water. |
| Propagation | By division of offsets. |
| Cultivation | Best grown in full sun with organically rich, medium moisture, well-drained soil. Needs consistently moist soils that do not dry out. Fertilize regularly during growing season. Site plants in areas protected from strong winds which can severely damage the large leaves. |
| Pests | Aphids, spider mites, mealybugs, scale, anthracnose, wilt and mosaic virus. |
| Notable Specimens | Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. |
| Habitat | Prefers tropical environments. |
