What is the name of my banana leaf plant? To identify banana leaf house plants, three of the most common Banana leaf plants are Banana Leaf Dieffenbachia (which has big simple leaves with white veins or spots that grow alternatively on straight stems), Abyssinian Banana (which has Huge paddle-shaped simple leaves with prominent midribs in bright olive green that turn to maroon in the middle and edges), and Traveler’s Tree that has huge paddle-shaped leaves (banana-like leaf) with long petioles and terminal basal sheaths.
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Do You love a tropical view in your house? To have a green home, you must know how to care for your large indoor plant. Every house plant has its specific needs. So, it is critical that you can Identify your banana leaf indoor plant. If you keep reading, I will show you how to easily identify your banana leaf house plants with pictures and tools. You may spot them outdoors, but they can grow indoors, giving your home a tropical view. Some are real banana leaf plants and others are fake banana leaf plants.
Let’s get on with it then.
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In the following, you can find 12 banana leaf plant names with their pictures and descriptions. Please compare your banana indoor plant with theirs.
Scientific name: Dieffenbachia daguensis aurea
Banana leaf dieffenbachia is also known as Dieffenbachia ‘Big Ben‘. This cultivar of Dieffenbachias is a banana leaf house plant. However, Dieffenbachias are very popular indoor plants but they are poisonous and toxic for pets. If your leaf banana house plant is a Dieffenbachia diagenesis aurea you have to keep it out of reach of your kids and pets.
Scientific name: Ensete ventricosum
If you have an Abyssinian banana palm, it looks like you have a banana tree in your living room but its leaves are red-maroon tint, especially behind its leaf. If you like its reddish foliage to be stronger, you should provide more sunlight and moisture.
you may be shocked if you know Ensete ventricosum is used as a food in some poor countries such as Ethiopia.
Scientific name: Calathea lutea
It has enormous banana-like leaves that are paddle-shaped.
Scientific name: Strelitzia reginae
It is one of the popular tropical large-leaf indoor plants with banana leaf shapes that are about 1-3 feet long.
Scientific name: Heliconia rostrata
A tall and large houseplant that can grow up to 5-8 feet tall. It makes a tropical view in your room with its large paddle-shaped leaves similar to a banana palm indoor plant. Its flower is yellow, green, and pink.
Scientific name: Strelitzia nicolai
Giant Bird of Paradise is one of the tall house plants with a large leaf that can grow up to 2-4 feet long. This banana leaf indoor plant has a birdlike flower. If you are good luck, you can see its tropical flower which is like strelitzia reginae.
Scientific name: Canna x generalis
A bonny large tropical indoor plant that can grow to six feet tall. They have banana leaf shapes that are between 18 to 36 inches long. It has colourful flowers. Its different varieties have banana leaves with different colours.
Scientific name: Chamaedorea metallica
As you may find out from its name, Metallic Palm Tree, its leaves are metallic blue-deep green, however, they may get deeper hues if you put them in dappled light. You can spot white-spotted prominent nodes with their leaves.
Although it is not as tall as the other banana leaf indoor plants.
Scientific name: Ravenale madagascarensis
It is also known as Traveler’s Tree; do you know why? if you know please write below this page. this banana leaf palm is one of the popular tall house plants with a stem-like trunk and large leaves. Its leaves will grow up to 6-12 feet long, it is beautiful, isn’t it?
Scientific name: Dieffenbachia ‘Sterling’
This large indoor plant is similar to a banana tree and your guests may think have a banana tree in your living room. Do you have it?
Scientific name: Philodendron auriculatum
Another Philodendron variety with a leaf banana appearance. It will give your house a tropical beauty view with its large leaves.
Scientific name: Licuala grandis
Ruffled Fan Palm is another tall and large indoor plant with a banana look, although its fan-like leaves make this elegant indoor palm different from a real banana.
Keep reading to show you how to identify an indoor plant (for example your banana leaf houseplant) in a very easy way: free online plant identifiers.
One of the best free online tools for identifying house plants and other plants such as trees, ornamentals and flowers is “House Plant Identifier”. you can find it by searching on Google or clicking on “houseplantidentifier.com”.
The strong algorithm of this free online tool lets you identify your indoor plant by taking an online picture (or uploading your plant image). It has an extensive database, so can identify your plant with 91% accuracy.
A strong power of this tool is it can identify house plant diseases too. it is great, yeah? I strongly suggest trying this free online tool and enjoying it.
The good news is that the “House plant identifier app” will come soon too and you can use it on IOS and Android.
Now you can identify your banana leaf house plant. You did it by comparing your large indoor plant with the picture and descriptions of the banana leaves that look like indoor palms in this article.
In addition, you got familiar with one of the best house plant identifiers. We showed you how to work with it and identify your banana leaf house plant with about 91% accuracy.
Did you find the name of your banana leaf indoor plant? What was its name? please write below this page. which way was easier: comparing with pictures or using “house plant identifier”? Please share your experience below this page.
Hi, I’m Elaheh. My Academic major is plant protection, and houseplants are my expertise. As a houseplant lover, my house is full of indoor plants and it is my passion to take care of them. Hence, I’m here to share my knowledge and experience about growing healthy houseplants. I am also a plant protection advisor, so feel free to ask me any questions you may have.