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Thanks everyone for your answers.
I've googled "Illinois Banana". but I can't find anything...
Yes, probably I'll have to take the sikkimensis inside in winter, at least for the first years. I've read that only the velutina is able to make fruits the same year if it dies back to the rhizomes, the other plants wouldn't make it in time. But velutina isn't as hardy as sikkimensis. If only I could cross them, maybe I could obtain a plant that is dwarf and quick like velutina and hardy like sikkimensis? Here snows normally makes a thick layer from december to april, maybe that factor (insulation of the snow) might allow the rhizome to survive after all?
I can't wait to get seeds started!

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