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Musa balbisiana
Plantain · Bluggo · Wild banana · Banana · Biu batu
Tier 2 Difficulty: medium Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
5–7
Hardiness
Zone 9–12
Click count
209
Observations
52
Description
Source: leafsnapMusa balbisiana, also known simply as plantain, is a wild-type species of banana. It is one of the ancestors of modern cultivated bananas, along with Musa acuminata.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 5-7
Soil pH: 5-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Herb
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Musa
- Family
- Musaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 9-12
- Mature Height
- 6.1 m
- Mature Spread
- 3.05 m
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Flower Color
- Purple, Lavender
- Flower Size
- 30.48 cm to 39.62 cm
- Bloom Time
- All year round
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer
- Harvest Time
- All year round
- Native Area
- Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Japan, Thailand
Tags (5)
Common Names (7)
en Plantain
en Bluggo
en Wild banana
en Banana
en Biu batu
en Balbis banana
en Starchy banana