The orange yellow to red flowers can appear at anytime of the year as long as the plant is mature enough. Occasionally, it even produces small edible fruit with a reddish tint.
A sweet and delicate musk-like odour is produced by the seed coat. The essential oil obtained from the plant is used as a food flavouring and in perfumery...
The Dwarf Cavendish Banana makes a good container specimen if given careful attention. Banana plants are extremely decorative, ranking next to palm trees for the tropical feeling they lend to the landscape.