Musa basjoo, Hardy Banana winter interest but terrifically rewarding

but terrifically rewarding

This plant is generally intolerant of the extreme heat of the Deep South

Native to southwestern Europe

Sweetly fragrant

'Claremont' has large

Musa basjoo, Hardy Banana winter interest but terrifically rewardingThis 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