• Image of Musa 'Orinoco' taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC by JLBG
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Musa 'Orinoco'

Orinoco Hardy Fruiting Banana

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Item #: 4797

Zones: 8a to 10b

Dormancy: Winter

Height: 180" tall

Culture: Sun

Origin: Hybrid

Pot Size: 2 qt. (1.9 L)


This amazing banana is one of the most cold hardy of the edible fruiting bananas, commonly grown for fruit in the US Gulf Coast region. Musa 'Orinoco' amazes visitors with its nice fruit clusters in our Zone 7b garden. For us, a height of 10' is common, although Musa 'Orinoco' can reach 21' in more hospitable climates. In colder climates, cut the banana fruit stalk before the first frost, and keep it indoors in a bucket of water until the fruit ripens. In Zone 7, we recommend surrounding the trunks with a 3'-4' tall cage filled with leaves to preserve next year's fruiting stalks.