Cycads, Bananas and Bamboos
Cycads are also often called Sago palms. Bananas and Bamboos are not trees, but are big tropical grasses. They all have nothing to do with palms, but are as beautiful and exotic plants as palms.
Edible baking banana Musa Da Jiao
Edible baking banana Musa Da Jiao
Musa Dajiao
Attention !!! For shipping abroad, the plants are pruned to a height of between 70 cm and 120 cm.
This is not a palm. Bananas are a monocotyledonous family of plants (Musaceae), that are closer to the grasses and have nothing to do with palms. From a botanical point of view, these are giant grasses. They develop a strong underground root mass called rhizome.
Musa Dajiao was obtained by crossing Musa sikkimensis and Musa balbisiana. The fruits of this type of banana can be consumed fresh and used in cooking. In order for your banana to bear fruit, the stems and rhizome must be protected in winter. Depending on the climat zone you can use passive or active protection, just like palm trees.
It is recommended that the plants be planted in the spring.
As with other bananas, its leaves do not withstand cold, damage at temperatures below -2 ° C, and stems damage at -7 to -8 ° C. The rhizome can hibernate well underground if it is well insulated in severe colds.Bananas grow extremely fast. Even after full frost in winter, in just one summer they can reach between 3 and 5 meters in height, forming many stems and huge leaves.
Bananas grow very fast. Even after complete freezing of the green parts, in just a single growing season it will re-grow as a small banana forest with 3 to 5 meters of height. Of course, under the bananas the shade is thick.
More information about bananas is available on our forum:
Availability: 2 pcs
King Sago
Cycas revoluta, King Sago from Botanical garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
The Cycads are not a true palms, they are ancient gymnospermous plants, contemporary of the dinosaurus.
A huge fallacy about the King Sago is that they are difficult and demanding plants. This fallacy is supported by the wrong growing advices, that people receive at the flower shops.
The King Sago is a very easy to grow plant. What they need is regular watering and fertilizing. During the summer they need to be moved outside to a very bright light and should get at least 2-3 hours direct sun. During the winter they should be stored in a cool place with plenty of light.
The main problems with Cycads in pot are due to low light or too little water.
More information is available on our forum:
Availability: 96 pcs
King Sago
Cycas revoluta, King Sago from Botanical garden - Plovdiv, Bulgaria
The Cycads are not a true palms, they are ancient gymnospermous plants, contemporary of the dinosaurus.
A huge fallacy about the King Sago is that they are difficult and demanding plants. This fallacy is supported by the wrong growing advices, that people receive at the flower shops.
The King Sago is a very easy to grow plant. What they need is regular watering and fertilizing. During the summer they need to be moved outside to a very bright light and should get at least 2-3 hours direct sun. During the winter they should be stored in a cool place with plenty of light.
The main problems with Cycads in pot are due to low light or too little water.
More information is available on our forum:
Availability: 38 pcs
Dwarf Cavendish Banana
Musa acuminata 'Dwarf Cavendish', Dwarf Banana
This is not a palm. Bananas are a monocotyledonous family of plants (Musaceae), that are closer to the grasses and have nothing to do with palms. From a botanical point of view, these are giant grasses. They develop a strong underground root mass called rhizome.
More information about bananas is available on our forum:
Availability: 11 pcs
Red Darjeeling Banana, 'Red Tiger'
Musa sikkimensis 'Red tiger", Red Darjeeling Banana
This is not a palm. Bananas are a monocotyledonous family of plants (Musaceae), that are closer to the grasses and have nothing to do with palms. From a botanical point of view, these are giant grasses. They develop a strong underground root mass called rhizome.
More information about bananas is available on our forum:
Availability: 16 pcs
