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Photo by T. Avent taken at J.C. Raulston Arboretum, NC
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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
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Photo by JLBG taken at Juniper Level Botanic Gdn, NC
Musella lasiocarpa
Chinese Yellow Banana
Item #: 3813
Zones: 7a to 10b
Dormancy: Winter
Height: 72" tall
Origin: China
This magnificent ornamental banana is more of a shrub than the typical taller banana. The stiff, thick, leathery, grey-green, banana-like foliage is borne atop a stalk that can eventually reach 6' in height. Instead of being prized for its fruit, Musella lasiocarpa is grown more for its flowers. Each specimen is home to large, bizarrely beautiful, yellow flowers that look like giant golden artichokes...we're not making this up! For us, Musella lasiocarpa has sailed through more than two decades of winters in our zone 7b garden, and without any mulch! We're starting to believe those rumors of incredible winter hardiness.
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Other Attributes
Flower Color: Yellow/Gold
Leaf Color: Green
Bloom Time: Summer
Container Role: Thrillers
Other: Edimentals , Giant Plants , Pollinator Plants , Ornamental Seed or Fruit , Plants from China , Tropical Looking Plants