General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 10b
Plant Height: 4 to 6 feet (1.2-1.8m)
Plant Spread: 3 to 4 feet (.9-1.2m)
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Silver/Gray with Leathery texture.
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 6"-12"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Rhizome
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Miscellaneous: Monocarpic

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Common names
  • Golden Lotus Banana
  • Chinese Yellow Banana

Photo Gallery
Location: Chicago Garfield Conservatory
Date: 2013-03-02
Location: Botanical Graden Meise - Nationale Plantentuin Meise - Brussel
Date: 2017-09-27
Location: In my garden  NC zone7
Date: Late Summer
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: July
Fully opened, bloom lasts a very long time
Location: Sardinia, Italy
Date: 2018-10-21
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-06

Date: 2010-06-20
photo credit: Donar Reiskoffer

Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
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Photo Courtesy of Secret Garden Growers.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-01-24
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-01-24
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2013-01-24
Location: Kunming Botanical Garden, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Date: August
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-06
Location: Fountain, Florida
Date: 2011-11-06
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2018-10-06
Location: My house in Portsmouth.
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: July
Beginning to bloom
Comments:
  • Posted by virginiarose (Virginia - Zone 8a) on Dec 9, 2012 5:56 PM concerning plant:
    Tropical or Tender Perennial, needs consistently moist soil and cannot dry out between watering.

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