🍌 'Lacatan' Banana (Lakatan) – Fragrant dessert banana with yellow-orange flesh

4" (6–18") pot

'Lacatan' (also spelled Lakatan ) is a dessert banana variety highly prized in tropical Asia for its sweet, aromatic fruit with yellow-orange flesh . Grown in pots or greenhouses, it offers an upright growth habit and a generous yield in warm, sunny conditions.

Strengths

• Superior flavor : sweet fruit, pronounced aroma, melting texture.
• Ornamental & productive : beautiful hands of medium-sized bananas.
• Ideal for pots/greenhouses in cold climates; bring indoors before any frost.

Quick guide

• Name: Musa 'Lacatan' (Lakatan) – dessert
• Mature height (pot/greenhouse): ~2–3.5 m (6.5–11.5 ft) depending on pot volume.
• Fruits: medium-sized, yellow skin when ripe; yellow-orange flesh, sweet.
• Light: full sun to very bright (6–8 h+).
• Ideal temperature: 20–32 °C; avoid < 10 °C.
• Watering: regular; allow the top of the substrate to dry slightly.
• Substrate: aerated potting soil + perlite/coco; impeccable drainage .
• Fertilizer: during active growth, rich formulation (e.g. 20-8-20) every 1–2 weeks.
• Fruiting: possible in ~12–18 months with warmth, light and a large container.

Advice

• Use a large, well-draining pot and repot as needed to support vigor.
• Protect from strong winds that can tear the large leaves.

Note: The name "Lacatan/Lakatan" is sometimes confused with other cultivars depending on the region. Our plants are of the dessert type with fragrant flesh.