Musa velutina Chamaerops a totally COOL native plant

a totally COOL native plant

Moy's breeding efforts at the San Antonio Botanical Garden comes this hybrid ginger lily (probably Hedychium gardnerianum x coronarium)

Originally brought into the US by California sea captain Commander Bauman

Epimedium 'Sweetheart' has much better foliage (larger and darker green) that is fully evergreen

The narrow green leaves

Musa velutina Chamaerops a totally COOL native plantThere's something mystical about a pink velvet banana that makes you want to start belting out Elvis tunes hmmm. Musa velutina was our first introduction to hardy bananas and is still a favorite in our summer garden. Rarely exceeding 8' tall, Musa velutina produces copious flower stalks near the top of the trunk starting in late summer. Each stalk is soon home to attractive clusters of small, pink, velvety bananas, which peel themselves when ripe.