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Originally Posted by ChineseBanana
Hello Banana Community,
I have just located this website and have started reading about bananas. I am just in the very beginning phase of studying how to grow bananas. I would like to keep the plants in large containers (I found one W25 and depth 21") and hope this can keep the height manageable 6-8 range. I may move soon. I also wonder if there needs to be supports to hold the fruit if the plant is in a container?..errr.
Anyway just picking the coldest varieties so far I see
Dwarf Orinoco, Giant Plantain African Rhino Horn, and Double Mahoi (not sure of the zone for this) Any thoughts?
Thanks
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Hi and welcome,
Allegedly, D. Orinoco is hardy to Zone 7, Dbl Mahoi to Zone 8, but the African Rhino horn - I doubt if it can even tolerate Zone 8. Try Dwarf Brazilian and California Gold, in addition to D Orinoco, several people in this forum have had great success growing in colder climates. I have some TC D. Orinoco seedlings that survived the cold spell(10F) and power outage for 6 days, we had in Seattle recently. I did have them close to the house when the power went out and the temperatures dipped. Nevertheless, they're doing pretty good, but for some very little blackening of a couple of the leaves of 1 or 2 plants.
Musa Basjoo, allegedly will grow anywhere in the 50 US states. When Mussella Lasiocarpa was introduced by Stokes Tropicals when they first started, they touted it as the hardiest of all bananas and the most expensive. They even had a picture of a beautiful blooming specimen that was imersed in snow! They were also selling it for $250 at that time.