HAVE: Last Call for Musa 'Dwarf Cavendish' Banana

16 years ago

Last call for Musa 'Dwarf Cavendish' Banana just in case anyone has any interest before I put them in the basement for our zone 4/5 winter. I love big trades and would gladly ship 2 or 3 in a box.

I'd like to trade for:

Musa basjoo "Hardy Banana"

crocosmia

variegated yucca

hellebores

lady slippers

trillium

crocosmia, any colors

variegated leaved cannas

hardy cyclamen

unusual voodoo lily bulbs

any Allium

any hardy ginger

Black Magic

Iris:Variegated

Asiatic Lilies

upright elephant ears

muscari

fritillaria

Thanks for reading

Jean

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pearlgirl
16 years ago
Hi, Jean...I sent you an email.

Margaret
jean_mdc
Original Author
16 years ago
Hi Margaret

I did not get your message.

Jean
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tidewaterlilly
16 years ago
hi jean, I sent you an e-mail,I have pink fruiting banana you are welcome to and lots of other stuff on my list, look at my list and see if there is something you like, thanks, vickie
jean_mdc
Original Author
16 years ago
Hi Margaret

I still have not received mail from you...please try again.

Vickie.....your bananas sound wonderful but I really want bananas that are hardy in zone 5. I also am not good with seeds. Do you happen to have any other plants that would be hardy in my zone? Another possibility is succulent cuttings.

Thanks for responding!!

Jean
jean_mdc
Original Author
16 years ago
As a reminder....I still have a box of Musa 'Dwarf Cavendish' Banana just in case anyone has any interest before I put them in the basement for our zone 4/5 winter. I love big trades and would gladly ship 2 or 3 in a box.
Jean
love2gardennc
16 years ago
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

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garden_n_mom
16 years ago
Hi,
I have Crocosmia 'Severn Seas' and an unnamed white or light pink hellebore. I would love to trade something for one of your bananas.

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tidewaterlilly
16 years ago
I have some succulents, sedums, cactus, and houseplants. thanks, vickie
jean_mdc
Original Author
16 years ago
Vickie

You have mail!!

Jean
cody_mi
16 years ago
i got your email. feel free to check my list.
bobbih
16 years ago
Would love 2 or 3 of your dwarf Cavendish babies. I have crocosmia Emily McKenzie and canna Benegal Tiger and Tropicana.
love2gardennc
16 years ago
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)
jean_mdc
Original Author
16 years ago
Hi Les
I am so sorry for the mis communication....I thought that when you said DH wanted them anyway ....that the height was no longer a concern.
I did mail out both bananas today and realistically all I am trading with you are 2 bananas that are about a foot high...I also did include a few extra plants for you since I assumed that you had shade gardens and I also sent a start of black /green ajuga which is a little unusual.
When you talked about your heucheras I assumed they were small starts and I would gladly take starts of any that you could spare but I also felt the choice of what you sent would be yours and what you could spare.
If you are uncomfortable at all please just accept the box I sent as a gift and do not feel pressured to send anything in return.
Again, in my haste to get things sent out today I now realize that I probably did not spend enough time making things clear enough in the trade and I do realize that I am at fault.
I did not intend to make you uncomfortable and please accept my apology.
Jean

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