Thanks everyone!
Tinks, when I read the description online...and was intrigued too. The ordered seeds on eBay.
I saw it growing unprotected at the NY Botanical Gardens which is at least a zone colder than me.
Also, the fruits are edible, but they do have big seeds about the size of peppercorns.
MikeW, Also read, well after the fact that I gave up on them, that the seeds can take up to a year to germinate.
If you noticed in the pot, 2 little seedling at the base, these are from seeds of Echium pininana that I found pigeonholed
in a cubby of my laundry room, 2 years old,
so I dumped the seeds (6) at the base of my 'lucky' banana...and 2 spouted!
'S', want one of my hardy banana pups? I have to moved the whole clump, and need to make it a moveable size.
Right now it's about 4-5" wide clump...HEAVY. Mine has been pupping out for years, defintely not blooming or dying!
GREAT tropical foliage!
Mikey, Yup, will grow it in the ground with bagged lawn leaves around it.
It probably doesn't need it, but since it is my baby grown from seed, at least the first year it will get a 'blankie' for the winter.
Those chairs my mom bought at yardsales for about $5 each, refinished them and recaned (hand woven, not machineed) them herself!
I have about 12 chairs, and use half of them around my table.
Jerry...LOL! Thanks!