Musa Orinoco Nassella double-flowered lenten rose from the

double-flowered lenten rose from the amazing breeding program of Ernie and Marietta O'Byrne

introduced by the late Chuck Purtymun of Walden West Nursery

with a striking purple and white patterned 3'+ stalk

Each frond is a lacily-cut artistic masterpiece

although it returns in spring

Musa Orinoco Nassella double-flowered lenten rose from theThis amazing banana is one of the most cold hardy of the edible fruiting bananas, commonly grown for fruit in the US Gulf Coast region. Musa 'Orinoco' amazes visitors with its nice fruit clusters in our Zone 7b garden. For us, a height of 10' is common, although Musa 'Orinoco' can reach 21' in more hospitable climates. In colder climates, cut the banana fruit stalk before the first frost, and keep it indoors in a bucket of water until the fruit