(Banana, Mysore Banana)

This widely popular dessert banana group includes upright, fast growing, ornamental tropical herb (not a tree) with large, flat, green leaves with pinkish undersides that produces locally important hands of edible banana fruits. Broadly speaking, this triploid hybrid AAB group has a historical origin in the Mysore region of India. It has good resistance to the Sigatoka leaf spot and Panama diseases, but tends to be affected by the banana streak virus.

As with all bananas, each red-brown stem...

(Banana, Ney Mannan Banana)

A sweet, creamy dessert banana, the Ney Mannan ABB banana group are upright, fast growing, ornamental tropical herbs (not trees) with large, flat, bluish green leaves and fruits of a distinctive waxy blue tint and flesh that is sweet and creamy. Hands are densely lined with plump, light yellow fruits that may be box-like (with rounded sides). Broadly speaking, these hybrid triploid bananas are tolerant of drier soil conditions and cooler temperatures than other bananas, lending their use to subtropical...

(Banana, Hybrid Banana, Pisang Banana)

Delicious dessert bananas, the Pisang Raja AAB Group are upright, fast growing, ornamental tropical herbs (not trees) with large, flat, green leaves that produces a moderately sized but high quality cluster of fruits. Broadly speaking, these hybrid triploid bananas have a good tolerance of wind and winter chills, have historical origins in India and are widely cultivated in Malaysia and Indonesia.

As with all bananas, each stem flowers and sets fruit only once before dying. That stem, or cane,...

(Banana, Hybrid Banana, Pome Banana)

A delicious dessert banana, the Pome AAB Group of bananas are sturdy, upright, fast growing, ornamental tropical herbs (not trees) with large, flat, green leaves that grow on angling stems. The relatively small fruits are distinctly bottle-nosed in shape and have an acidy, apple-like flavor. Broadly speaking, these hybrid triploid bananas are often affected by fusarium wilt and are highly vulnerable to Sigatoka leaf spot. They are widely grown in Brazil, Cameroon, Australia, India and especially...

(Banana, Hybrid Banana, Saba Banana)

Typically starchy bananas, the Saba ABB banana group are massive-stemmed, upright, fast growing, ornamental tropical herbs (not trees) with large, flat green leaves. Hands are lined with plump, green fruits rich in starches, and are better regarded as plantains. Broadly speaking, these hybrid triploid plants are tolerant of drier soil conditions than others as well as having good resistance to the Sigatoka leaf spot diseases. They are often loved not only for their starchy fruit and foliage, but...

(Banana, Silk Banana)

Delicious dessert bananas, the Silk AAB Group includes upright, fast growing, ornamental tropical herbs (not trees) with large, flat, green leaves and fruits of a distinctive acidy, apple-like and sweet flavor. They are plump, round-tipped fruits that will have split skins once fully ripe with white flesh. Broadly speaking, these hybrid triploid bananas are readily affected by Panama disease, usually to their detriment. They are pantropically grown, only surpassed in cultivation by Cavendish AAA...

(Banana, Edible Banana)

Edible banana is an upright, fast-growing, tree-like perennial with large flat leaves and long pendulous flower spikes. The flowers give rise to a large crop of edible banana fruits in hands on this native of Southeastern Asia and northern Australia. This large herbaceous perennial forms a clump of plants, each flowering and fruiting only once before dying.

Banana plants love warm fertile soils with consistent moisture. Full sun exposures are best, a long growing season is required to set the...