Musa basjoo, Hardy Banana winter interest Sweetly fragrant

Sweetly fragrant

not to say that it insists

A stunning fountain of bold green and white leaves are arresting from afar but also possess details that merit closer scrutiny

Native to southwestern Europe

Musa basjoo, Hardy Banana winter interest Sweetly fragrantThis hardy banana has blazed a trail into the idyllic island in each of us: bold 8 foot long leaves on clumping plants to 15 feet tall. Don't be put off by the occasional tattered leaf; that is the nature and part of the look of banana plants. If you live in a bit colder climate as we do, you might even enjoy the wintertime brown and tattered leaves, especially if you are a photographer. Here in Western Oregon, it is perennial. Protect from summer