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Musa acuminata
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Easy to care for.
Musa grow best in bright, indirect light, but will tolerate partial shade and some direct sun.
Keep consistently moist during the warmest months and more than most plants in an indoor setting during winter months.
These plants enjoy high levels of humidity indoors and outside.
Cleans, filters and purifies the air in your home or office.
Add a touch of the tropics with this broad-leafed, gorgeous banana tree. Versatile as can be, this patio plant does just as well in a pot or planted in-ground, but make sure it has excellent drainage. Though a dwarf varietal, it can grow upwards of 6' tall and will produce fruit once per tree. It will fruit in 2-3 years
These plants have been grown indoors since the Victorian times and are often cultivated across Asia.
Cavendish bananas were botanically named by a head gardener of William Cavendish, the 6th Duke of Devonshire. His work won a medal at the Royal Horticultural Society show in 1835. Eventually, this cultivar was distributed throughout the Pacific. They entered mass production in 1903.
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