Musa yunnanensis Mangave provided they garden in an

provided they garden in an area with mild winters

and eventually reaches more than 7' tall with a dozen or more 10" long

The olive-green foliage is nicely marked with liver-purple speckles

25" wide bayonet-like

Cut the spent flower stalk to the ground after frost whenever one wants to

Musa yunnanensis Mangave provided they garden in anWe've grown Musa yunnanensis since 2006, although it was not described as a new species until 2007. This hardy banana hails from the Mekong River drainage in Yunnan, China, but has thrived for us, forming a 20' tall specimen, despite dying back to the ground in our winters. The new leaves emerge red underneath, but the color quickly fades, unlike the glaucous white waxy trunk. So far, our plants have survived 9 degrees F with no winter protection. The