Banana केला

🌱 About the plant

A single sucker in a corner gives shade, cooking leaves and, in time, fruit.

Growing it

Keep one main stem and one sucker; remove the rest.

What it is for

Fruit, leaves for serving; fast dense green cover.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun, sheltered

Water

Heavy and frequent

Season

Jun–Aug

Grows in

Garden / ground, Terrace / rooftop

Mature size

2.5–4 m

First harvest

Fruit in 12–15 months

Keep one main stem and one sucker; remove the rest.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Fruit, leaves for serving; fast dense green cover.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India