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Originally Posted by D_&_T
what kind of temps? and location of plant and any protection?
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I tried the two types of balbisiana from sunshine seeds. The one that maybe the balbisiana 'Gigantea' was really quick growing inside, and in the green house. It didn't seem to like the tempature drops that are common in the summer in the coastal northern California hills. Last summer for example it would drop down to the low 50's in June, and sometimes lower(and foggy), not a prime banana growing area, but species like Musa thompsonii, M. manni, M.sikkimensis, M.ornata and others didn't seem to mind the night time dips.
Places towards the east normally have higher night time temps than coastal areas of the Pacific NorthWest even though they are the same zone, so finding cool summer weather tolerating bananas are less of a concern for places besides coastal PNW, and coastal northern California.
But then again some high elevation naners would probably be a perfect match for coastal northern California...like Musa ingens maybe?!
For protection I put them in a cold greenhouse in one gallon pots. I killed them, but also killed alot of other supposedly zone 7 Musa(m.veluntina. M.cheesmanni, ect, ect) in the same green house in the same size pot. Definatly need to grow larger before testing most species, but I just didn't have room inside.