Scarlet Banana

Scarlet Banana Care

Musa Coccinea

What is the plant

M. coccinea is an evergreen, palm-like, suckering perennial. It bears paddle-shaped long, glossy green leaves. In summer, erect spirals of tubular, yellow flowers are enclosed in red bracts. These are followed by inedible, small orange fruit. Musa are suckering evergreen perennials with very large, paddle-shaped leaves whose stalk-bases form a false stem, and clusters of tubular flowers with colourful bracts, followed by cylindrical fruits

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Humidity

Normal

Lighting

Full Sun

Hardiness zone

7 - 11

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

How to Care for the Plant

Water
To see the best results from your banana tree, you should keep the soil consistently moist, but not waterlogged, through the spring and summer. This isn't a drought-tolerant plant, and if the soil or potting mix becomes dried out, it can prevent healthy growth.
Pruning
If your banana tree suffers from severe frost damage over the winter, it's best to cut it right back to encourage healthy regrowth in the spring. If there are old, browning leaves these can be removed to make way for new and vigorous ones.
Fertilizer
Your banana plant should be watered frequently through the spring and summer months and treated with liquid fertilizer monthly or a banana plant fertilizer.

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Sunlight
Musa coccinea prefer a sheltered position out of harsh winds. Although they like sun or partial shade, intense direct sunlight isn't appreciated.
Soil
This plant thrives in a fertile, humusy, moist, well-drained soil. It won't do well if the soil is too alkaline. It prefers a neutral to slightly acidic pH level.
Temperature
Despite this, they're a comparatively resilient banana family species. Although the foliage can die off or turn brown at the edges if temperatures hit as low as 30 degrees Fahrenheit, it'll still grow back healthy once the spring arrives.