The Musa basjoo banana was just today taken inside. Here is a picture of it a few days ago, November 2, 2009. It is tough enough to stand a few days of Indiana November. Notice the ensete had been taken away before this.
Link to this Musa basjoo this summer:
Link to earlier post on ensete:
Strangely enough plant hardiness Zone 5a is directly south of Lafayette and Zone 5b is north. Zone 5a is rated slightly more severe cold weather than 5b. There probably isn't a whole lot of difference this close to Lafayette though.
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