Musa yunnanensis Africa scorch-prone Aucuba 'Crotonifolia'

scorch-prone Aucuba 'Crotonifolia'

We also find them incredibly valuable as winter evergreen groundcovers in woodland gardens which can often be quite drab in winter

This rare crested form of the tongue fern is among the most beautiful of the ferns we grow

best in fertile but well-drained garden soils

Musa yunnanensis Africa scorch-prone Aucuba 'Crotonifolia'We've grown Musa yunnanensis since 2006, although it was not described as a new species until 2007. This hardy banana hails from the Mekong River drainage in Yunnan, China, but has thrived for us, forming a 20' tall specimen, despite dying back to the ground in our winters. The new leaves emerge red underneath, but the color quickly fades, unlike the glaucous white waxy trunk. So far, our plants have survived 9 degrees F with no winter protection. The