Jubautia splendens Dick Douglas F2 Banana Plants Texas at 6

Texas at 6

the enormous black pods add garden interest as they cling to the sturdy old flower spikes

especially early in the morning

After flowering and then resting for a year

topping out for us at 12' tall

Jubautia splendens Dick Douglas F2 Banana Plants Texas at 6xJubautia splendens 'Dick Douglas' is a man made hybrid of jelly palm, Butia capitata var. odorata, and Chilean wine palm, Jubaea chilensis, that was reportedly first intentionally made by Fred Boutin at California's Huntington Gardens. Our offerings are seedlings from a subsequent cross of Butia capitata var odorata and the hybrid xJubautia splendens 'Dick Douglas' so, in theory, these should be two parts butia and one part jubaea, although genetics