Banana Tree?

[AwpsAhoy]

Is it safe to use a banana tree in my enclosure? I cant find anything that says they are toxic to chams.....I know they can eat bananas but I am not sure about the plant itself. The huge leaves would be amazing for water to collect on!

 

[chameleonowner32]

A

• ABELIA (Abelia grandiflora)
• AFRICAN DAISY (Arctotis)
• ALYSSUM, SWEET (Lobularia maritima or Alyssum maritimum)
• AMERICAN ELM also ELM (Ulmus americana)
• ANTHEMIS also known as CHAMOMILE (Anthemis)
• ARBUTUS (Epigaea repens)
• ASPARAGUS FERN (Asparagus plumosus or A. setaceus)
• ASPEN (Populus tremuloides) - Tree
• ASTER (Aster - all species)

B

• BABY'S BREATH also known as GYPSOPHILA (Gypsophila elegans)
• BABY'S TEARS (Helxine soleirolii)
• BACHELOR BUTTONS also CORNFLOWER (Centaurea cyanus)
• BEGONIA (Begonia Corallina de Lucerna)
• BENJAMINA also FICUS also WEEPING FIG (Ficus benjamina)
• BIRCH (Betula) - Tree
• BIRD'S NEST FERN (Asplenium nidus)
• BOSTON FERN (Nephrolepis exaltata bostoniensis)
• BOUGAINVILLEA (Bougainvillea glabra) - Vine
• BRIDAL VEIL also known as TAHITIAN BRIDAL VEIL (Tripogandra multiflora)

C

• CALENDULA also POT MARIGOLD (Calendula officinalis)
• CAMELLIA (Camellia japonica)
• CAST-IRON PLANT (Aspidistra elatior)
• CHAMOMILE also ANTHEMIS (Anthemis)
• CHICKWEED (Stellaria media)
• CHINESE HIBISCUS also HIBISCUS also ROSE OF CHINA (Hibiscus rosasinensis)
• CISSUS also KANGAROO VINE also GRAPE IVY (Cissus antarctica) - Vine
• COLEUS (Coleus blumei)
• CORNFLOWER also BACHELOR BUTTONS (Centaurea cyanus)
• CORN PLANT (Dracaena fragrans)
• COTTONWOOD (Populus deltoides) - Tree
• CRABAPPLE (Malus) - Tree
• CUT-LEAF PHILODENDRON also SPLIT-LEAF PHILODENDRON (Monstera deliciosa)

D

• DAISY, AFRICAN (Arctotis)
• DAISY, LIVINGSTON also ICE PLANT (Dorotheanthus bellidiformis or Mesembryanthemum criniflorum)
• DANDELION (Taraxacum officinale)
• DILL (Anethum graveolens)
• DRACAENA (Dracaena - all species)

E

• EASTER CACTUS (Rhipsalidopsis rosea) - Cactus/Succulent
• ECHEVERIA also PAINTED LADY (Echeveria derenbergii) - Cactus/Succulent
• ELK'S HORN FERN also STAGHORN FERN (Platycerium bifurcatum)
• ELM also AMERICAN ELM (Ulmus americana)
• EMERALD RIPPLE also PEPEROMIA (Peperomia caperata)

F

• FICUS also BENJAMINA also WEEPING FIG (Ficus benjamina)
• FIRE THORN (Pyracantha)
• FUCHSIA (Fuchsia)

G

• GARDENIA (Gardenia jasminoides)
• GERANIUM (Pelargonium sp.)
• GLOXINIA (Sinningia speciosa hybrids)
• GYPSOPHILA also BABY'S BREATH (Gypsophila elegans)
• GOLD-DUST DRACAENA (Dracaena godseffiana)
• GOLDEN POTHOS (Scindapsus aureus) - not to be digested in large quantities
• GRAPE IVY also CISSUS also KANGAROO VINE (Cissus antarctica) - Vine

H

• HEAVENLY BAMBOO (Nandina domestica)
• HENS AND CHICKENS (Sempervivum tectorum) - Cactus/Succulent
• HIBISCUS also CHINESE HIBISCUS also ROSE OF CHINA (Hibiscus rosasinensis)
• HONEYSUCKLE (Lonicera) - Vine
• HOYA also WAX PLANT (Hoya carnosa) - Vine

I

• ICE PLANT also LIVINGSTON DAISY (Dorotheanthus bellidiformis or Mesembryanthemum criniflorum)
• IMPATIENS also PATIENCE PLANT (Impatiens sultanii or Impatiens wallerana)
• INDIAN HAWTHORN (Raphiolepis indica)

J

• JADE PLANT (Crassula argentea)
• JAPANESE ARALIA (Fatsia japonica)
• JASMINE (Jasmine officinale grandiflorum)

K

• KALANCHOE (Kalanchoe) - Cactus/Succulent
• KANGAROO VINE also CISSUS also GRAPE IVY (Cissus antarctica) - Vine
• KENTUCKY COFFEE TREE (Gymnocladus) - Tree - Coffee is Toxic

L

• LAVENDER also ENGLISH LAVENDER (Lavandula officinalis or Lavandula spica)
• LILAC (Syringa)
• LIVINGSTON DAISY also ICE PLANT (Dorotheanthus bellidiformis or Mesembryanthemum criniflorum)

M

• MAIDENHAIR FERN (Adiantum pedatum)
• MANZANITA (Arctostaphylos)
• MOCK ORANGE (Philadelphus)
• MOSES-IN-THE-CRADLE (Rhoeo spathacea or Rhoeo discolor)
• MULBERRY (Morus alba) - Tree

N

• NASTURTIUM (Tropaeolum majus)
• NORFOLK ISLAND PINE (Araucaria heterophylla)

P

• PAINTED LADY also ECHEVERIA (Echeveria derenbergii) - Cactus/Succulent
• PAMPAS GRASS (Cortaderia selloana)
• PARLOR PALM (Chamaedorea elegans bella)
• PARSLEY (Petroselinum crispum)
• PASSIONFLOWER (Passiflora caerulea) - Vine
• PATIENCE PLANT also IMPATIENS (Impatiens sultanii or Impatiens wallerana)
• PEPEROMIA also EMERALD RIPPLE (Peperomia caperata)
• PETUNIA (Petunia hybrida)
• PIGGYBACK PLANT (Tolmiea menziesii)
• PILEA (Pilea sp.)
• POPLAR (Populus) - Tree
• POT MARIGOLD also CALENDULA (Calendula officinalis)
• PRAYER PLANT (Maranta leuconeura kerchoveana)
• PURPLE PASSION also PURPLE VELVET also VELVET PLANT (Gynura aurantiaca)

R

• ROSE OF CHINA also CHINESE HIBISCUS also HIBISCUS (Hibiscus rosasinensis)
• RUBBER PLANT (Ficus elastica decora)
• RUSSIAN OLIVE (Elaeagnus angustifolia) - Tree

S

• SENSITIVE PLANT (Mimosa pudica)
• SPIDER PLANT (Chlorophytum comosum vittatum)
• SPLIT-LEAF PHILODENDRON also CUT-LEAF PHILODENDRON (Monstera deliciosa)
• SPRUCE (Picea sp.) - Tree
• SQUIRREL'S-FOOT FERN (Davallia trichomanoides or Davallia bullata)
• STAGHORN FERN also ELK'S HORN FERN (Platycerium bifurcatum)
• STAR JASMINE (Trachelospermum jasminoides)
• SWEDISH IVY (Plectranthus nummularius - often sold as Plectranthus australis)
• SWEET ALYSSUM (Lobularia maritima or Alyssum maritimum)
• SWORD FERN also WESTERN SWORD FERN (Polystichum munitum)

T

• TAHITIAN BRIDAL VEIL also BRIDAL VEIL (Tripogandra multiflora)
• TI PLANT (Cordyline terminalis)
• TREE MALLOW (Lavatera trimestris)

U

• UMBRELLA PLANT (Schefflera arboricola)

V

• VELVET PLANT also PURPLE PASSION, PURPLE VELVET (Gynura aurantiaca)

W

• WANDERING JEW (Zebrina pendula)
• WAX BEGONIA (B. semperflorens)
• WAX PLANT also HOYA (Hoya carnosa) - Vine
• WEEPING FIG also BENJAMINA also FICUS (Ficus benjamina)
• WILLOW (Salix sp.) - Tree

Y

• YUCCA (Yucca filamentosa)

 

[jurjenfromholland]

i use it buts hard to keep it alive...
and like me i always forgat the give my plants water
haha .. ;p

 

[chefboyardee]

they're non-toxic, but get really big, require heavy lighting and humidity, and require a lot of fertilizer (might be a concern if your cham likes to chomp on dirt). Could work well with a high humidty cham like the jacksons

 

[absolutbill]

I use a cane plant which has similar leaves to a banana in that they are long and flat. The upside is that they are difficult to kill and generally thrive under lights and the misting. When the leaves start growing too long and start to block out the UVB light or the basking area I just trim them back, but the plant is still fine. I don't know the real name for a cane plant, but have been using them for 5+ years - you can break off the stalks that shoot off from the main stem and re-pot them to save money as well!

 

[juice28]

I use a cane plant which has similar leaves to a banana in that they are long and flat. The upside is that they are difficult to kill and generally thrive under lights and the misting. When the leaves start growing too long and start to block out the UVB light or the basking area I just trim them back, but the plant is still fine. I don't know the real name for a cane plant, but have been using them for 5+ years - you can break off the stalks that shoot off from the main stem and re-pot them to save money as well!

if possible can you post a picture of the cane plant? maybe someone can identify it, sounds pretty cool and easy to care for

 

[absolutbill]

Here's my attempt at using Tapatalk to add the pic. This isn't the best representation, but the good ones are in my cages right now, this one is recovering, but is about 4 or more years old.

 

[absolutbill]

Holy crap it worked!!! I'm kinda impressed with myself right now - all of my other pics are sideways

 

[Carolina Critters]

Believe its a Dracaena fragrans or Corn plant. I have a cutting from my wife's in the baby panther cage.