Musa yunnanensis Africa We also find them incredibly

We also find them incredibly valuable as winter evergreen groundcovers in woodland gardens which can often be quite drab in winter

We were very excited to grow this new Terra Nova introduction

The perfectly-formed

prolifica among other bold and narrow textured perennials in the woodland shade garden

Musa yunnanensis Africa We also find them incrediblyWe've grown Musa yunnanensis since 2006, although it was not described as a new species until 2007. This hardy banana hails from the Mekong River drainage in Yunnan, China, but has thrived for us, forming a 20' tall specimen, despite dying back to the ground in our winters. The new leaves emerge red underneath, but the color quickly fades, unlike the glaucous white waxy trunk. So far, our plants have survived 9 degrees F with no winter protection. The