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Hardy Banana
Musa basjoo · Perennial
Hardy Banana is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 5-10, that matures to about 6–14 ft × 6–14 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and moist soil. Expect cream and yellow blooms in summer. It grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 6–14 ft × 6–14 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist
- Bloom color
- Cream, Yellow
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Native to
- Japan, Ryukyu Islands
Will it survive your winters?
We score Hardy Banana’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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