Musa Orinoco Saruma with dramatic

with dramatic

The 20" flower stalks emerge from bare ground in mid-September (NC)

native from Colorado south through Texas

No worries about drought or heat once your clumps of Hymenoxys scaposa are established

you'll know they are just enjoying the floral fragrance

Musa Orinoco Saruma with dramaticThis 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