Without doubt the toughest and hardiest of all ornamental bananas in the uk it is grown for its dramatic and tough leaves and once mature its amazing and long lasting golden yellow flowers hence its namer from high up in the chinese mountains of yunnan it is naturally very tough and exposed to temperaturees well below freezing it forms a much thicker tougher and sturdier trunk stem than other bananas which is very tough and hardy even if leaves are damaged by frosts more and new