The hardy banana (Musa basjoo) is a different species than the tropical bananas we're used to (Musa x paradisiaca). It still needs some extra care in our climate; hardy bananas have survived ...

DEAR JESSICA: I have a Japanese hardy banana plant. I got it in spring 2012 as a single- stalk plant that was 3 feet tall. I planted it in a large pot, and it took off, along with numerous babies. It ...

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Q: I’m a relative newcomer to Maryland but have always been attracted to the garden aesthetic of tropical-looking plants. I realize we get too cold for most tropicals to survive outdoors, but is there ...

Q: I have a banana plant and a side-shoot baby plant growing in the ground and I am hoping they will both survive the winter. I think it is the hardy banana, but I am not sure. I cannot bring it ...

Damian and Gloria Ondo are dwarfed by the huge banana trees in their beautiful garden as they walk through with their dogs Simba and Caesar. Even though the original tree Damian started with was from ...

CREATE A TROPICAL flair in your garden by featuring plants with big bold leaves, wildly colorful flowers and delicious fragrance. Fortunately, you don’t have to go to the houseplant store to find them ...

No plant can match the hardy banana (Musa basjoo) when it comes to adding a tropical flair to your garden. With 12-foot-long leaves, these Japanese natives are actually herbaceous perennials. In the ...