Musa sikkimensis Ever Red Tetrapanax a very hardy species if

a very hardy species if protected from winter moisture when temperatures fall below 20 degrees F

Carex species are known to serve as host plants for a significant number of butterflies and other pollinators

it has thrived in our very dry rock garden

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Musa sikkimensis Ever Red Tetrapanax a very hardy species ifMusa sikkimensis 'Ever Red' is an exciting new clonal selection of the hardy Sikkim banana, with dramatic, irregularly streaked, red purple foliage, radiating out from the 14' tall, football lineman sized trunk. Despite on line, fake news reports of winter hardiness in Zone 5, it's only possible for it to survive 15 to 20F in the ground, if you build a greenhouse around it.