Bananas

Use our zone-based planting guide to know when to plant bananas.

Bananas
Plant name Zone Start seeds indoors (spring/fall) Start seeds outdoors (spring/fall) Plant seedlings/transplants outdoors (spring/fall) Plant spacing # plants per person
Bananas 3a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Bananas 3b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Bananas 4a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Bananas 4b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Bananas 5a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Bananas 5b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Bananas 6a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Bananas 6b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Bananas 7a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Bananas 7b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Bananas 8a Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Bananas 8b Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended Not recommended
Bananas 9a Not recommended Not recommended After March 1 5-6 feet 1 per household
Bananas 9b Not recommended Not recommended After March 1 5-6 feet 1 per household
Bananas 10a Not recommended Not recommended After Feb. 15 5-6 feet 1 per household
Bananas 10b Not recommended Not recommended After Feb. 15 5-6 feet 1 per household
Bananas 11a Not recommended Not recommended year-round 5-6 feet 1 per household
Bananas 11b Not recommended Not recommended year-round 5-6 feet 1 per household

*Grow only in Zones 9-11. Bananas are actually perennials, not trees.