String of Bananas
Snack-shaped and slightly needy.
Snack-shaped and slightly needy.
It wants the sunniest window you have.
Water it every few weeks and then leave it alone.
It has opinions about light, water and drafts.
Looks like breakfast. Is not breakfast.
It wants the sunniest window you have. Water it every few weeks and then leave it alone.
Specifications
- Light
- Full sun
- Watering
- Rarely
- Care level
- Demanding
- Pet safe
- No (chews at your own risk)
- Survives holiday
- 1 week
- Height
- 60 cm
- Pot diameter
- 14 cm
- Personality
- Looks like breakfast. Is not breakfast.
Care tips
Watering
Water only every few weeks. Let the soil dry out fully between drinks. Wrinkled bananas mean thirst.
Light
It wants the sunniest window you have. Weak light makes the strands thin and the bananas small.
Feeding and repotting
Feed once or twice in summer at half strength. Use gritty succulent soil in a pot with drainage. Repot rarely.
Watch out for
Wet soil makes the stems rot fast. Bananas that turn flat and brown at the base need less water. Cut leggy strands back.
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