


Cannot handle cold winter freezes and older leaves may die back if temperatures drop too low. Grows best in USDA plant hardiness zones 7-10 and prefers a warmer climate.

It requires regular watering for consistent moist soil and will begin to bloom in mid-spring, often continuing to bloom until frost. The Golden Lotus prefers full sun to partial shade and does best in a variety of soils as long as they are well-drained soils. This banana tree is an ornamental plant, therefore it will not produce edible fruit. Its bloom color is golden yellow and its foliage is silvery-grey/green leaves with the texture of leather. The blooms on the Musella lasiocarpa banana tree resembles a large, lush lotus flower that can be grown both indoors in containers and outdoors in the ground. For a unique addition to your landscape, the Golden Lotus banana tree will have passersby stopping to take a second at this beauty! It is native to living at 7,500 feet of elevation in the Chinese mountains of the yunnan province.
