Hi Jean, Since asking about the size of the 2 plants that you would be sending in exchange for my 11 plants, I have only had 1 reply saying you would email the height the next day. I have not heard about the size yet, perhaps one of our emails is messed up. Post here and I will get back to you here as well. Here are our emails; Would you be interested in heucheras. I have several 'Snow Angel'. I also have hedychium 'Peach Delight', which overwinters here but I don't know about up there. LMK if you are interested, Les Reply; I am very interested in your heuchers and they are hardy for me.... I wish I coud use your peach delight but it is not hardy here. Tell me what else you have.......in your bog or in your shade garden that would be hardy up here. I am near Albany, NY and we are zone 5 I want to put 2 bananas in the box because they are heavy and I can ship in a flat rate box. Me; I also have one heucerella (several shoots) 'Strike it Rich Gold'. Single division heucheras, 2 'Mocha Mint', 1 'Peach Melba' and 1 'Licorice'. The 'Snow Angel' each have several shoots. I have ajugas, 'Caitlin's Giant' and 'Burgundy Glow'. All of these are pot grown and so can be planted out immediately. I can't think of anything else that I have that might work where you live. I sort of try pushing the envelope so do a lot of zone 8 plants. We are right on the border between 7 and 8. Hope there is something that you like, Les Reply; These all sound great to me one heucerella (several shoots) 'Strike it Rich Gold'. Single division heucheras, 2 'Mocha Mint', 1 'Peach Melba' and 1 'Licorice'. The 'Snow Angel' each have several shoots. However, I already have the ajugas, 'Caitlin's Giant' and 'Burgundy Glow'I Let me ask you this ...Is the hedychium 'Peach Delight', a bulb that I could overwinter in the basement? If so you could send me all the heucheras and a few peach delight in exchange for 2 banana. Let me know if that seems fair to you and send me your address. What fun...and thanks for being willing to trade. Jean Me; Can you tell me what size these plants are now? Reply; I will measure them tomorrow. The next day I wrote; Just a guess as to the height would be fine but either way DH wants them so send me your address. I think the hedychium can be wintered over inside but I am not sure if your growing season will be long enough for them to bloom. I would pot them up in the early spring and set them in a sunny area to help them get started before you move them out. I will send out tomorrow or Friday at the latest, Thanks Les (here I had my address but I have left it out now)

oooo WANT! actually was just talking about these the other day with my friend... i would be interested in a trade, if theres something on my list you would like... Here is a link that might be useful: my trade list

you got me hooked.still got some left??I'm a TX Z 8b.I seen one of these in flower about a year ago down Galveston.I grow some brugmansias.I have frosty pink& an unknown pink,that are multi trunked.I could cut a piece off and root an almost 4 ft trunk.(I also just got the perfect poster box yesterday to ship in:D)Frosty pink has already bloomed and the unknown pink is setting buds now.My trade page is not quiet up to par.I did work on it one day,but haven't been back.Only bannana I have is the musa basjoo. would love a few seedlings though!Hope we can work something out.

You might also try the banana forum at the link below. There are numerous members in our area who can provide further info and help. I currently have a couple of banana trees in pots in the backyard adjacent to a canal, fortunately they haven't "grown legs" yet. They do take a lot of water, minimum of a gallon a day, and they are only about 5 feet tall so far. I plan to bring them into the house when the temps start heading for freezing! John Here is a link that might be useful: Bananas.org