YES...we have no bananas!!!
But boy do we have a beautiful clump of banana trees this year!! She made it back 2 winters now here in Portland OR. Bananas are very touch and go in this area but with our location being up against a hill, we are in a sort of micro climate. I expect next year if this tree makes it through the winter again we will have fruit!!!
The middle shot is of some of my red cannas backed by the banana tree….and a few more shots of cannas today. It’s so nice to not have to dig cannas like I did in Minnesota. You just leave them in the ground here and the next year the corms are as big as massive yams!
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Graffiti's gardening journal
This entry is about Graffiti's adventures in gardening.
Portland, Oregon, United States
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Wenjomatic wrote:
Are you adorable or what?
Posted on 25 Aug 08 (about 5 months ago)
Happibun wrote:
Those are happy banana trees.
Posted on 27 Aug 08 (about 4 months ago)
Puu wrote:
eat those canna rhizomes. they’re best after frost. as for your bananas fruiting… not likely without some special attention. check out the book Palms won’t grow here and other myths: warm-climate plants for cooler areas for some tips.
Posted on 27 Aug 08 (about 4 months ago)