Here are some pics of Musa Violacea from my gallery.
Others are there also....
My Violacea's are surprisingly cold "hardy" given their small size compared to other varieties that tolerate coolness. Each spring whether in pots or in the ground they pop back up .....although I'm in zone 9 but I think that last winter could have qualified as a zone 8 winter here easily.
PS I lived on Van Island for 6 years a while back and glad to see another Canuck interested in Nanners.
Jay