Musa Basjoo is a spectacular and flamboyant plant that offers a tropical look for climates that are nowhere near the Equator, climates like the Pacific Northwest even. It’s actually a banana tree.

The hardy banana (Musa basjoo) is a different species than the tropical bananas we're used to (Musa x paradisiaca). It still needs some extra care in our climate; hardy bananas have survived ...

According to a gardening expert, there are five plants that can transform your garden into a tropical paradise. Gardening is a fulfilling pastime for many, but the vast array of plant and flower ...

LITTLE ROCK — The tropical look is in, and gardeners have become well versed in using elephant ears, bananas and other large-leafed tropicals to create the look. But, after a time, dealing with ...

Native to the steamy rainforests of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, banana trees have been cultivating their dramatic presence for thousands of years (archaeological evidence suggests humans ...

Early in the fall, Linda, who gardens with her husband Glenn in Langford, sent me an email with several photos: “I wanted to show you our banana plant that has produced bananas. We planted it in the ...

There seems to be something about gardeners, some fatal flaw or linked gene that predisposes all of us to insist on growing things we just shouldn’t try to grow. If the wild type of a plant has white ...

Why grow a banana tree in your garden? Hmm, because gardeners in Toronto can’t? No, the real reason we like to do it is that it gives the garden such a lush tropical, desert-island look. Musa basjoo ...

This salt-tolerant plant puts forth blooms that resemble birds in flight. Plant in well-draining soil into which 2-3 inches of compost has been incorporated. Fertilize at planting time and monthly ...

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