Hardy banana after a mild winter

[@PeterEntwistle]

Your Musa basjoo looks really good! I had a similar issue with my Dwarf Orinoco last year when I tried to overwinter one in the ground. We had a really bad freeze in December 2022, it got down to at least -7°C (19.4°F), perhaps slightly lower which is very cold for here. And it barely went above 0°C (32°F) for 2 weeks. So I got quite unlucky really. I might have got away with it this winter, but I didn't want to risk it so I dug the other one I had up and brought it indoors.

[@raregrowsNJ]

Sounds like the orinoco is a bit too sensitive to cold. I had to plant mine outside because it was getting too big for the house. I feel like it would have flowered with a little more patience but it was back breaking to move it around at the size it got to in the container. With the veinte cohol it might be a little easier to get it to flower and less strain on my back lol

[@PeterEntwistle]

@@raregrowsNJ you might get lucky and it could come back from the corm underground. Mine was smaller than yours and with all the rain and cold had rotted away underground.