With this compact variety, you can grow delicious Bananas in the Northwest and other regions with cold winters. Grow Super Dwarf in a container on your porch, deck, or patio and bring it indoors before frost for winter protection and to ripen the tasty, yellow fruit. Super Dwarf can grow 6-7 ft. in height and the foliage can be used for preparing Mexican and Asian dishes.
Latin Name: Musa acuminata
Site and Soil: Super Dwarf Banana likes 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained, coarse, potting soil.
Rootstock Description:
Pollination Requirements:
Hardiness:Super Dwarf is not frost hardy. Grow in a pot and bring indoors before frost.
Bearing Age: 1-2 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 6-7 ft. in height
Bloom Time: Summer
Ripening Time: Late Fall
Yield: 5-10 lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Super Dwarf is not bothered by pests or diseases
USDA Zone: 9
Sunset Western Zone: 8, 9, 14-16, 18-24, H2
Sunset Northeast Zone: 31, 32