Musa sikkimensis Phlox each topped with a 1'

each topped with a 1' long head of orange flowers in mid-July (NC)

This compact grower (2' tall x 3' wide) has proven to be the most floriferous selection we have grown in our gardens

but also has a good tolerance for alkaline conditions

the worse you treat butterfly weed

This Indochina native has thrived for nearly three decades in our Zone 7b garden with no special care

Musa sikkimensis Phlox each topped with a 1'(syn: Musa hookeri) We are excited to again offer the little known hardy ornamental banana, Musa sikkimensis, hailing from high montane forests of the northeast Himalayas. Reportedly, the trunks can reach 14' in height with a diameter of 18" or, in other words, about the size of an NFL offensive lineman's neck. In our garden, however, we haven't been able to get it to grow much taller than 9' tall. The leaf backs emerge a dazzling cinnamon red. To say