How Often to Water Container-Grown Banana Plants Container-grown banana plants may need to be watered daily depending on plant size, soil mix, and pot type.

The race to unearth sweaters from the dark recesses of the closet — woolens now more wrinkled than a bloodhound’s visage — must stir in the gardener something of a panic.

Known as a Japanese Fiber Banana, Musa basjoo hails from the higher elevations of Japan and, once established, can grow 12 to 15 feet in one season.

As for the banana tree, it's a seldom-fruiting hardy type called Musa basjoo. "I got a 'pup' at Lowe's in a little pot for $5.98 last May," he says. "Look at it now. It's about 10 feet tall.

Musa velutina, a smaller banana plant growing to about 4-6 feet high and 3-6 feet wide, doesn’t produce yellow fruit at all; its fruit are actually pink.

Green-thumbed gardeners will love this striking and adaptable plant, perfect for both indoor and outdoor settings. The banana plant—specifically the Musa Oriental Dwarf—is a tropical variety ...

Fitzroy’s controversial banana art has gone, probably never to return, and replaced by a “plant installation’’ instead.

Kentucky gardeners love to grow things that we shouldn't. Take the tropical banana, grown for its lush foliage. Here is how to overwinter the plant.

No plant can match the hardy banana (Musa basjoo) when it comes to adding a tropical flair to your garden. With 12-foot-long leaves, these Japanese natives are actually herbaceous perennials. In ...