Musa basjoo is a Chinese banana species (even though it is inexplicably called the Japanese hardy banana) that is grown for its massively bold texture and tremendous cold hardiness.

Explore the fascinating world of succulents! Learn which types can brave the cold and which thrive as soft, indoor beauties.

The OregonianHardy banana (Musa basjoo) The hardy banana (Musa basjoo) is a different species than the tropical bananas we're used to (Musa x paradisiaca). It still needs some extra care in our ...

Plant Doctor Tom MacCubbin shares advice about protecting bromeliads from the cold, how to battle weeds in St. Augustine grass and how to control cutworms attacking cauliflower plants.

Cold-hardy wine aficionados and experts gathered Thursday to judge wines from this rapidly-growing part of the industry.

Are Minnesotans really more 'Cold Hardy' than everyone else? Or are we making that up? This week Minnesota and Florida share the same weather, but residents have two very different reactions to it.

The Japanese fiber banana is sold generically and usually comes with a tag that says Musa basjoo or basjoo. Look also for the yellow Chinese wax banana Musella lasciocarpa, which is cold-hardy ...

The hardy banana is the most cold-hardy banana, capable of surviving winter temperatures of minus-5 degrees without protection or to minus-20 degrees with a heavy wintertime mulch.

There is usually a backlash against using tropicals after a major freeze. This is not necessarily bad, as we do need to balance the number of tropical plants we use in our landscapes with hardy types.

While looking through pictures I took of my garden last summer I came across one of my banana plants and remembered that Virginia is a great place to grow cold-hardy tropicals. I found the following ...