Banana Shrub
| banana shrub |
It is a evergreen, perennial, fragrant, flowering shrub, see how the Banana shrub looks like in the garden and landscape.
Banana Shrub is suitable for growing in USDA hardiness zones: 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b. Other winter zone scales for planting this banana shrub are ANBG: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; RHS: H6, H5, H4, H3, H2, H1c; PHZ: 8a, 8b, 9a.
Banana Shrub details
| Plant type | shrub, flowering, fragrant, hedges, containers | ||||||||
| Life cycle | perennial, evergreen | ||||||||
| Sun needs | part shade, full sun, part sun | ||||||||
| Growth habit | upright, fountain shape, bushy | ||||||||
| Flowering period | spring, summer | ||||||||
| Height at maturity | 3 m - 5 m | ||||||||
| Spread | 3 m - 5 m | ||||||||
| Spacing | 2 m - 3 m for solid hedges; 20' (6m) for space between plants | ||||||||
| Soil type | loamy, sandy, clay, silty | ||||||||
| Soil moist/drainage | well drained moist, well drained | ||||||||
| Soil PH | 6.0 - 6.5 (slightly acidic - neutral) | ||||||||
| Water needs | average, low when established | ||||||||
| Maintenance / care | low | ||||||||
| Resistance to | deer, disease, drought, heat | ||||||||
| Gardens types | container | ||||||||
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Banana Shrub @ wikipedia.
Banana Shrub in the landscape and gardening
