Experienced grower's notes on Banana Plant

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Banana Plant remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is maintaining temperatures above 15°C throughout the year. Everything else follows from that.

failure to flower indoors without sufficient light intensity is the challenge that trips up most beginners and some experienced growers too. I've been growing mine in a warm humid conservatory or heated greenhouse for three seasons now and the results are consistently good. exotic appearance that transforms any indoor or outdoor space is what makes it worth coming back to year after year. active growth flush when moved outdoors in early summer is when I show it off — it earns its place fully then.