Top 10 Winter Favorites

These tropicals put the 'hardy' in "cold hardy."

Top Cold-hardy Bananas

Basjoo Banana

Though you won't harvest fruit from this ornamental banana, you can add tropical foliage anywhere between USDA Hardiness Zones 5–11.

Dwarf Orinoco

This banana plant is only cold-hardy when compared to other banana varieties. Most bananas need a Zone 8 at minimum, while the Orinoco can handle 7b.