Musa balbisiana var balbisiana Mangave gypsophila

gypsophila

made by LariAnn Garner of Aroidia Research

of Superior Trees

starting in July and continuing all summer with small bright yellow flowers

This fascinating species is also native to Nova Scotia

Musa balbisiana var balbisiana Mangave gypsophilaMusa balbisiana is a little known but amazingly winter hardy banana species, found from Sikkim south to Papua New Guinea, where it resides at elevations of up to 4,000'. Musa balbisiana, along with Musa acuminata are the parents of most commercial bananas. Musa balbisiana is a surprisingly winter hardy as an ornamental, in addition to being the fastest and largest banana we grow. In just over two years, our clump has already topped 20' in height, even