bigdog

Is your entire plant of Musa yunnanensis dead? That would surprise me! It has been one of the hardiest bananas for me, at least at the corm level. It starts growing very early, and seems to grow better in the cool weather. The pseudostem is thin, and never survives the winter (but I've never tried to protect it either). Then again, testing them in a pot is quite different than in the ground. I've left M. basjoo outside in a pot before, accidentally, and it turned to complete mush. Still, that sounds really good for M. thomsonii! I'm betting that you're right about M. manni too. The only thing is, it probably won't flower in this climate. But maybe it will, who knows. I've heard from others in zone 8 (in the Southeast) that say M. manni is one of the first to come back, but never flowers. They may not have the same form of M. manni that I do though. I have read that there are several plants going around that have been ID'ed as M. mannii, but are not.