Musa basjoo
The Japanese hardy fibre banana
The Japanese hardy fibre banana
Another 'must have' in the hardy tropical garden.
Leaves are killed by frost but the stems are hardy to -6C and is root hardy to -15C with heavy mulch.
Clump forming in ground July 1995
basjoo clump 1995
View of the top of the garden with 2 basjoo clumps 1995
First Musa basjoo Sepember 1993