My Banana Collection - Post will update monthly!

Musa Sikkimensis 

    This was a purchase from Plant Delights in Summer 2022. It overwintered in the garage this year and is the second fastest to sprout back. 

May 17

June 20

May 17

July 1

Ensete Maurelii

    This was a purchase in fall 2022 on clearance. It overwintered in the garage is and always the fasted to sprout back! 

May 17

June 20

July 1

Musa ?

    (It was sold as Veinte Cohol but probably a different variety) It overwintered in the house. I separated it's pups and accidentally damaged the top of the stem and had to cut it back down to about 5 feet tall. 

May 17

June 26

Musa Velutina 

    I puchased this in Miami this Spring. I think it could have been mislabeled and is instead Veinte Cohol. Time will tell! 

May 17

June 26

Musa Siam Ruby

    This was purchased from a local nursery last May. It did okay indoors but it has struggled outside. It was also very challenging to start last year and really needs heat to get its footing. 

May 17

July 1

July 15

Musa Basjoo

    This was it's first winter and although it was mild, it did die to the ground. 

May 17

June 2

July 1

Musa Sumantra

    Another purchase from Miami! The stem broke in half during transport, but it's growing out of it. 

May 17

June 26

Musa Thai Black

    This was a pup without roots and is really slow to start growing. It's pushing out a leaf now though! 

   May 17

July 1 - Not even 1 leaf. Yikes!

Musa Ae Ae 

May 17

July 1 - 2 tiny leaves Also yikes

    

Early May - Here's what's in bloom!

I love this time of the year. Plant nurseries are absolutely overflowing with plants. It's amazing what a pretty annual can do to dress up a tired tropical plant. Like my Bismarkia. It overwintered inside beautifully, but these dark leaf dahlias really add a needed pop of color. 

I'm excited for my Giant Peach mandevilla to bloom. Planted underneath: Calliope geranium "Pink Splash", Truffula Pink Globe, Cuphea Sweet Talk Deep Pink. 

These Hibiscus were so colorful! The pink one will go to my parents house. The yellow was for my aunt. The pink are called Cotton Candy wind. I loved the leaves!

Osterosperum are so much fun. They can handle surprising cold too!

I'll also bring these fun yellow blooms. They're going in my parents yard. It's called Grandaisy - and it's not supposed to love heat. So we'll see!

My first year growing Dinner Plate Dahlia. This is Kelvin Floodlight

Dahlia "Seattle"

My Mickey Mouse elephant ears need a little work to compete with these gorgeous Del Sol begonias

Bartzella Peony in it's second year. Last year I had one flower, this year it looks like I have a few! 

Ponderosa Lemon is about to bloom. Yay! 

My Sir Winston Churchill Daffodils. Love the smell of these! 

My Pond is FINALLY clean!

 I am so happy I can finally see my fish. What a difference! 

Last year

This year

I'm growing alphina ginger here again (overwintered beautifully in the house), some tillandsias mounted onto my Mendillina magnificarum, and my vanda orchid has a hanger this year! I feel like it's a little more fun than danginging it from a tree. Thanks for looking! 

I am really excited for my Musa Sikkimensis to fill out and I'm hoping my Spindle palm doesn't burn, so far it still looks good!