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bigdog · 08-25-2006, 10:08 PM

I got this as a pup from a friend at a Southeast Palm Society meeting this Spring. It is supposedly a very hardy banana also, returning before musa basjoo in zone 8b/9a, and also in zone 8a. It came back strong after a 9F low in New Bern, N.C. a couple of winters ago. Hopefully it will turn out to be another zone 7 hardy banana.

The bloom is a little more on the pinkish side than what I would call royal purple, but still very nice nonetheless!

And a shot of the whole plant.

08-25-2006, 10:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
bigdog ******* bigdog's Photo Gallery** Location: Gainesville, FL Find me on the map! Zone: 8b Name: Frank Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,004 BananaBucks : 968,683 Feedback: 7 / 100% Said "Thanks" 218 Times Was Thanked 1,790 Times in 504 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 131 Times	Musa 'Royal Purple' is flowering I got this as a pup from a friend at a Southeast Palm Society meeting this Spring. It is supposedly a very hardy banana also, returning before musa basjoo in zone 8b/9a, and also in zone 8a. It came back strong after a 9F low in New Bern, N.C. a couple of winters ago. Hopefully it will turn out to be another zone 7 hardy banana. The bloom is a little more on the pinkish side than what I would call royal purple, but still very nice nonetheless! And a shot of the whole plant.