FREE: **RARE and EXTINCT IN THE WILD** Be the ENVY of the neighborhood!! The Banana Lotus :)

Remember these are from the mountains of China. It gets very cold there and snows. I live in New York and have many of these outside. Here is the deal with them:
A few years ago it was realized that these were endangered and pretty much extinct. Some were brought to America and other countries. When they grew them they learned that if it was a warm climate they would grow all year long and do well. If it was a cold climate they would die down during the winter and they grow back in the spring. I mulch mine every fall. Every spring they all grow back. It is very cold here and I have never lost a single one. The ones I have indoor do grow bigger. The outdoor ones are beautiful and grow just fine :)

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They grow all the way to zone 5 with proper mulching in the fall. The warmer the climate the better. Just plant them in partial shade :)

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No I live in New York. I have a bunch outside. You have to mulch in the fall to prepare for winter. They will survive down to zone 6 and 5 if taken good care of. They are from China. China has winter :)

Yes in very warm climates it needs partial shade :(

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You could grow it indoors.

Yes I have done it.

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In all honesty you will get many answers to that question. It is actually not a banana tree. However in China they do cook and eat the flesh inside of plant. I added a paragraph below that was wrote from an Amercian who grows them. If you ask in China however you will get a different answer.

Musella lasiocarpa is an ornamental banana that is commonly called Chinese dwarf banana or golden lotus banana. It is closely related to bananas, having been once included as a species in both Musa and Ensete. It is native to mountainous areas up to 7,500 feet in elevation in the Yunnan Province in China. It typically grows to 3-5' (6') tall, featuring a conical trunk-like pseudostem, upright paddle-like gray-green leaves and distinctive lotus-like flowers (2-3 per plant) that grow erect from the top of the pseudostem. Gardeners grow this plant not for its fruit (which is small and inedible), but primarily for its flowers and to a lesser extent for its foliage, both of which lend an exotic and tropical aura to the landscape. Leathery, broad-lanceolate, banana-like leaves typically grow to 1-2' long. Flowers bloom throughout the summer. Each upright inflorescence (8-12" long terminal panicle) consists of a cluster of yellow tubular flowers subtended by broad, stiff, waxy, yellow bracts. Flowers resemble a lotus just prior to flowering, hence the common name of golden lotus banana. Flowers usually first appear in the second year of growth and annually thereafter. Each inflorescence will last for several months (up to as long as 6 months). Flowers are reminiscent of those found on king protea (Protea cynaroides). Flowers are followed by inedible fruit (to 2" long) which often does not appear on plants grown in the northern parts of the growing range.

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A decent size. They only grow to about 4 feet tall at max. The same size as a large house plant.

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They are amazing :)

They are not easy to germinate. but are very easy to grow after that. :)

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Yes just plant it in partial shade :)

? Why would you pay anything? NO you do not have to pay anything. As long as you have enough credits for the GIN. You need no money at all.