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pmurphy · 09-20-2012, 05:06 PM

I am looking for suggestions for "dwarf" varieties of bananas.

I have being working in my various gardens trying to turn them into "exotic" gardens with assorted palms, hibiscus, bamboos etc (anything that looks tropical and out of the ordinary) but in order to make them look the way I want, I know I need some bananas. And this is difficult to do in a northern zone 8 (Vancouver Canada). So I have come up with the idea of getting some dwarf varieties (no more than 6ft in height) and placing them in large pots in the front gardens as my centerpieces.
I think that plants suited for zone 9 will be okay as the pots would be moved into a heated greenhouse for overwintering.
So now I am asking for suggests on what types will fit the size requirements and look exotic (more so than the usual). And finally - the hard one - where can I get access to these plants locally as bringing them into Canada is almost impossible.

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