Which Ornamentals Will Come Back in Zone 7
 

Which ornamentals come back (after winter) in Zone 7?

Re: Which Ornamentals Will Come Back in Zone 7
 

The only banana I know will come back in zone 7 is basjoo.

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I live in 7b (right on the edge of 7a). I have basjoo, itinerans, sikkimensis, and ornata. I had velutina but it got crowded out by other plants. I had balbisiana for a few years but lost it...probably when we had zone 6 cold. I've had Musella lasiocarpa a few times but it seems to die after a few years...maybe just its lifespan (survived cold winters but died after a warm winter). I think it helps a lot to get them established iver two growing seasons with a mild winter in between and it's always a good idea to cut them down after frost and put mulch over them to keep them through the winter. I had Orinoco for a few years and Raja Puri but since I wasn't willing to dig them up and overwinter them in the house I never got fruit and decided that basjoo would be just as good. I just didn't mulch them and eventually lost them. I've even had a few mild winters where I managed to overwinter Ensete maureleii but that's always just a crap shoot.

Re: Which Ornamentals Will Come Back in Zone 7
 

Thanks Rob

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Musa Bordelon - I'll have to try that next Spring. Nice pics! I like the color and size.