Bananas in Pennsylvania?

Not quite, but you can grow the plant and after dying back in the winter, this particular variety will come back. The one in my yard is a Japanese Fiber Banana. It is native to China actually. You can also grow some varieties of cactus, yucca, citrus, and more in our cold USDA Zone 6b climate. Here is a native cactus growing for about 4 or 5 years in this small hanging basket. I love the silhouette that it makes.