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Richard · 01-28-2009, 11:22 PM

Here is what I know about these musas.
My colleague in north central India has tried growing the sacred banana Virupakshi at his home. The stock comes from near the temple farther south which is decidedly zone 11b. This plant fails at his home which is zone 10a. As for the "Virupakshi" introduced into the U.S., I have no idea if it is the same plant.
The Hajaray and Pahari Kela have failed for growers in Camarillo, California and Rancho Santa Fe (San Diego) California. In the latter case, the plants died right next to plats with Raja Puri and Namwa. They do not appear to be cold hardy to me. However, our local expert Jon (pitangadiego) may have more on the subject for us.

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Richard un-Retired Richard's Photo Gallery Location: Vista, CA Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 10b Name: Richard Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,674 BananaBucks : 506,295 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,636 Times Was Thanked 12,543 Times in 4,721 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,685 Times	Re: The cold hardiness of Hajaray hybrid and hills bananas Here is what I know about these musas. My colleague in north central India has tried growing the sacred banana Virupakshi at his home. The stock comes from near the temple farther south which is decidedly zone 11b. This plant fails at his home which is zone 10a. As for the "Virupakshi" introduced into the U.S., I have no idea if it is the same plant. The Hajaray and Pahari Kela have failed for growers in Camarillo, California and Rancho Santa Fe (San Diego) California. In the latter case, the plants died right next to plats with Raja Puri and Namwa. They do not appear to be cold hardy to me. However, our local expert Jon (pitangadiego) may have more on the subject for us. __________________ Back in business at plantsthatproduce.com