Musa velutina Ornamental Grasses and a great container plant

and a great container plant for those of you in the arctic zones north of zone 7

The 18" tall x 3" wide

Hosta 'Dixie Chickadee' is a very unusual plant in that the thick

Good drainage is a key to success

Each seedling is different

Musa velutina Ornamental Grasses and a great container plantThere's something mystical about a pink velvet banana that makes you want to start belting out Elvis tunes hmmm. Musa velutina was our first introduction to hardy bananas and is still a favorite in our summer garden. Rarely exceeding 8' tall, Musa velutina produces copious flower stalks near the top of the trunk starting in late summer. Each stalk is soon home to attractive clusters of small, pink, velvety bananas, which peel themselves when ripe.