Musa itinerans var itinerans Mekong Giant PP 24315 Coreopsis drought-loving perennial/sub-shrub from the Transcaucasia

drought-loving perennial/sub-shrub from the Transcaucasia (Italy west to Georgia)

If you've suffered silently from pennisetum envy by having the smallest one in the neighborhood

Panicum virgatum is frequented by butterflies and birds

Each leaf has a very unique white to yellow clouded pattern throughout the leaf

the small rock-garden sized clumps are topped with dianthus-like

Musa itinerans var itinerans Mekong Giant PP 24315 Coreopsis drought-loving perennial/sub-shrub from the Transcaucasia(aka: Musa itinerans var. xishuangbannaensis) Musa xishuangbannaensis (Musa itinerans var. itinerans) is a newly discovered species of cold hardy giant banana from Yunnan, China. Musa 'Mekong Giant' is a seedling selection made by our friend Brian Williams, of Louisville, Kentucky, for its bright reddish purple trunk in addition to its outstanding winter hardiness in Louisville's Zone 6 climate for over nine years. Imagine a Musa basjoo on steroids