mrbungalow

About the one that is potted now: forget about overwintering it outside. In order to do that, they need to be in the ground from April-May and establish themselves.

I don't think the clay is a huge problem, as long as you don't flood again and manage to get decent drainage around. Also, better to mulch too much than too little. I personally like using a chicken-wire cage filled with straw and then plastic covering on top of that to keep the rain out. Save as much pseudostem as possible, as you will get some degree of rot beginning on top and creeping downwards. Still, people in the US say the get equal size plants from overwintered stumps of 1 foot and 4 feet.

Erlend

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