Ice Cream blue java hardiness
 

Greetings, me again...

There was already a thread on this matter, however it seemed to me that a "final solution" was not reached. Are there new experiences in the field (literally speaking :ha:)?

Thanks to all

Re: Ice Cream blue java hardiness
 

I doubt that it will have any unsucces in your seaside garden and regarding the hill garden, well, I think no problem there either, just maybe protect the plant for those 2 freezing nights of terrible -1°C. :D ;) I searched the bananas.org for definite answer, when you asked me and no conclusion. Some things are doomed to by tried over and over again. Wish you luck.

Re: Ice Cream blue java hardiness
 

I Grow Ice Cream (Blue Java) here in Vegas i live in zone 9 and they did just fine lost all its leafs but was the first Banana to start growing in Feb.

Re: Ice Cream blue java hardiness
 

I'm growing it in Zone 9 central/northern CA, with occasional temps below freezing at night. So far, 3 winters in the cold rain soaked ground and far from dead... I got over 40 bananas from her last summer, and her pups are looking very lively this spring.

Good luck!

Re: Ice Cream blue java hardiness
 

Thanks to all, the plant is travelling now...

Re: Ice Cream blue java hardiness
 

My bananas have been nowhere near as easy to kill as the papayas ;)

Re: Ice Cream blue java hardiness
 

I must contribute also. My Ice Cream made through a few nights in the very low 30's without losing any leaves. It was an unusually cold winter for us here in zone 9 Florida. We are only about 3 miles from the ocean so it keeps the temps from staying in the 30's. Allot of the strawberry farmers had substantial losses, however. I would say the Ice Cream tolerates light-temporary freezes overnight, but it must remain between 40-50 degrees during the day for it to stay alive.

Re: Ice Cream blue java hardiness
 

I experience several nights of frost during witner where I live near Houston. My IC lost all of it's leaves but the pseudostem made it through just fine, though I did wrap it. Our low was 32 several times this past winter. My IC is now 10-12' tall to the tip of the tallest leaf.

Re: Ice Cream blue java hardiness
 

I don't protect mine at all. They are close to the pool though.