Name: Anne Summerville, SC (Zone 8a) Only dead fish go with the flow!
I'm in zone 8a as well and I put my Maurelii in the ground and l mulched it really well and it never came back but I'm thinking it's because we had a wetter than normal winter. Since then I dig up all my banana in the Fall and overwinter them in pots.
Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so.
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