Musa basjoo, Hardy Banana winter interest Whatever the name

Whatever the name

Pick up on the colors with various bloomers close by

filigreed leaves

Grows quickly but not intrusively by rhizomes

Musa basjoo, Hardy Banana winter interest Whatever the nameThis hardy banana has blazed a trail into the idyllic island in each of us: bold 8 foot long leaves on clumping plants to 15 feet tall. Don't be put off by the occasional tattered leaf; that is the nature and part of the look of banana plants. If you live in a bit colder climate as we do, you might even enjoy the wintertime brown and tattered leaves, especially if you are a photographer. Here in Western Oregon, it is perennial. Protect from summer