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    Musa x paradisiaca 'Seribu'

    Also Known As

    • Musa '1000 Fingers'
    • Banana

    Plant type

    tree, perennial

    size

    • H: 8'-20'
    • W: 4'-15'

    planting zones

    • 8a-10b

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    Musa x paradisiaca 'Seribu' plant details

    Musa x paradisiaca 'Seribu' is a broadleaf semi-evergreen perennial tree with green foliage. In summer cream flowers emerge followed by brown and green fruit. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - high water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, humidity tolerant and verticillium wilt resistant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Musa x paradisiaca 'Seribu'

    Plant type: perennial tree
    Plant family: musaceae
    Foliage: semi-evergreen green
    Mature size: 4 FT - 15 FT - wide, 8 FT - 20 FT - tall
    Flowers: cream blooms in summer
    Uses: big leaves, tropical-looking

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Musa x paradisiaca 'Seribu'

    USDA Zones: 8a - 10b
    Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
    Watering frequency: even moisture - high
    Resistant to: deer, heat, humidity and verticillium wilt
    Soil needs: rich and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    A most unusual banana, ‘1000 Fingers’ is a beautiful solid green plant that grows 8 to 10 feet tall and produces sweet 2" bananas too numerous to count. The banana bunch fruit can be as long a 8 feet. The fruit are seedless and sweet with a pleasant flavor. A must have for any banana patch.

    By: Florida Hill Nursery

    Unusual small fingered fruit. A real novelty with very unusual 1.5" long bananas that are sweet and flavorful. The flowering stalks can reach 8' long with hundreds of little bananas.

    By: Rare Plant Research

    Gardening facts about Musa x paradisiaca 'Seribu' plant

    How to Grow Musa x paradisiaca 'Seribu'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - mostly shade

    • Water Needs

      • even moisture - high

    • Soil Needs

      • well-drained
      • rich

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • humidity tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • cream

    • Wildlife

      • deer resistant

    • Fruit

      • green
      • brown

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • semi-evergreen

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    Plant Type

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    Zones

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    Size

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    Width: 3'-8'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - high
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    Musa 'Brown's Red'

    aka Banana

    Plant Type

    Tree, Perennial

    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 5'-7'

    Width: 2'-5'

    • sun - mostly sun
    • even moisture - high
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    Musa balbisiana 'Cardaba'

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    Plant Type

    Tree, Perennial

    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 8'-12'

    Width: 3'-8'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - high
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    Plant Type

    Tree, Shrub, Perennial, Fruit / Vegetable

    Zones

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    Size

    Height: 5'-7'

    Width: 2'-5'

    • sun - dappled shade
    • even moisture - regular
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    Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish'

    aka Musa 'Dwarf Cavendish', Banana

    Plant Type

    Tree, Perennial

    Zones

    9a-12

    Size

    Height: 6'-10'

    Width: 3'-6'

    • sun - mostly shade
    • even moisture - regular
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