Novak Super Dwarf
Petite plant grows only 3-4' tall in containers or outside in frost free areas. Can produce very tasty fruit if grown outside in the warm months. Does well indoors or on a patio. The smallest dwarf banana we've seen! Care: good light, water thoroughly but never allow to sit in water. Feed balanced fertilizer that's high in potassium every few months, protect from frost. We fruit our Novak Super Dwarfs in at least 25 gallon containers. This gives the plant plenty of room to produce a bunch of bananas. We let the 1st banana yellow on the plant then cut the stalk with the bananas attached and hang them in a place like a kitchen and pick them as they ripen. I'd like to see more of these beauties planted in office buildings lobbies, malls, Florida rooms, and enclosed pools. zone 9-10
| Plant Characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Pest Resistance | Excellent |
| Disease Resistance | Excellent |
| Drought Tolerance | Fair |
| Heat Tolerance | Excellent |
| Humidity Tolerance | Excellent |
| Sun Tolerance | Very Good |
| Wet Soil Tolerance | Fair |
| Shade Tolerance | Fair |
| No Spray | Very Good |
| Salt Tolerance | Poor |
| Fun for Kids | Excellent |
| Soil Type | Fertile |
| Edible Type | Fruit |
| Self Fertile | Yes | this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, comments/opinions are always welcome |
Anything larger than 5 gallons cannot go standard ups and requires freight or customer pickup. We will contact you to arrange freight shipment & cost.
Banana Care Guide
The super dwarf qualities of this banana plant allow for practical in home or patio enjoyment. Create a tropical atmosphere with the most widely recognized of all tropical foliage plants. As a true Banana plant, flowering and fruit is possible but unlikely under average household conditions.
Care
Good light, water thoroughly before wilting but never allow to sit in water, feed balanced fertilizer quarterly, protect from frost. Banana plants can fruit if a solar greenhouse or sun room that gets hot in the summer is provided. Also, moving the banana outside to the sunnies location can give fruiting results especially if the pot is planted in the ground or the pot is large enough (15-35 gallon size pot) for the plant to set fruit.
Once the fruiting stalk has produced it should be cut off, allowing the new growth coming from the soil, to grow into dominance. If more than one sprout is coming the plant can be divided. I've divided the banana plant by pulling it out of the pot and sawing or machining from the top of the soil line to the bottom, and repotting the divisions in separate pots.
