Re: Hello!
Welcome aboard Lunawolf (love the screen name!). Not sure where in the Free State you're located. I'm in a zone 7a. I have only found 2 types that I have successfully overwintered outdoors, and thats with cutting them down to 2-3 ft. and mulching heavily with straw. They are my Basjoo, which do wonderfully, and my Chinese Yellow (Musella lasiocarpa). The Musella survived, but grew so slowly and remained so small that last week I dug it and brought it inside for the winter along with the rest of my nanas. I hope for fruit from my Dwarf Cavendish because it's in a large pot and isn't cut down over the winter but grows (at a very slow pace) over the winter in my living room. But the list is long of those you can grow outside spring and summer and then overwinter inside. As Richard says, take a look at my profile for the listing. Where are you located?
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