Increasingly popular, they add structure and panache to both indoor and outdoor gardens.From dwarf varieties at 3 feet tall to tree size at 20 feet they are easy to grow when you provide the right ...

The race to unearth sweaters from the dark recesses of the closet — woolens now more wrinkled than a bloodhound’s visage — must stir in the gardener something of a panic.

Let us introduce you to the banana leaf plant.Although they are commonly called banana trees, banana leaf plants (Musa spp.) ...

And the pink velvet banana (Musa velutina) produces clusters of small, pink fruit with a velvety skin. All of these ornamental bananas are smaller growing than typical bananas.

Banana plants (Musa spp.) are not only a staple food in many tropical regions but also a reservoir of valuable bioactive compounds. Extensive research has demonstrated that various parts of the ...

Musa velutina, a smaller banana plant growing to about 4-6 feet high and 3-6 feet wide, doesn’t produce yellow fruit at all; its fruit are actually pink.

A beautiful and striking plant is the Thai black banana (Musa balbisiana ‘Thai Black’). This ornamental, fruiting tropical has a black pseudostem — a false stem made of tightly wrapped ...

A volatile relationship came to an end when a man called Banana threw a plant pot at his partner who was called Orange. Blackburn magistrates heard care worker Themba Banana had been drinking wine ...

And the pink velvet banana (Musa velutina) produces clusters of small, pink fruit with a velvety skin. All these ornamental bananas are smaller-growing than typical bananas. Banana plants bearing ...

Fitzroy’s controversial banana art has gone, probably never to return, and replaced by a “plant installation’’ instead.