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bigdog · 08-28-2006, 09:37 PM

Nice find, Zac! I think that you will find, however, that musa becarrii will be strictly a container banana for you. It is not even the slightest bit cold-hardy. It start to die back to the ground when temps dip below 40F! Mine never made it through the winter in my garage (but it was small). Eric in Orlando has a clump of it at Leu Gardens, and he said they die back to the ground there, even though they didn't get a frost last year. A shame too, because it is a very ornamental banana.

By the way, did you know that you could edit your posts on this forum? Just FYI...I saw that you added 2 bananas to your list on another post.

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