bigdog

We've only been in the teens on two consecutive nights in early December, and one night a week or two ago. We should be in the teens again tonight though, and early Feb. looks cold. I'm always looking for possible zone 7 bananas, but I'm really in no hurry to see zone 7 temps! Haven't seen any zone 7a temps in four years here, but I'm not complaining. All the same, it would be nice to get some hard data concerning ultimate cold-hardiness on some of these rare species (rare in cultivation anyway). I'm crossing my fingers on M. cheesmani. The 'Floral Noire' you sent me looks just like M. cheesmani to me. It's getting nice and large in the greenhouse now too. The M. 'Bhutan' is getting pretty big also, and is starting to show some coloration on the pseudostem that looks remarkably similar to Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannaensis (maroon and yellow). Don't think it is the same thing though, because it's already sent up a pup just a few inches away. Time will tell. I need to get some pictures of the both of them and post them.