Monday, November 16, 2009

Banana plant


A Banana plant is a great landscape plant. It is highly desired by gardeners and landscapers.It adds a tropical feel to any landscape, pool areas or patios. It has large, long and graceful leaves.A tropical Banana plant has the most beautiful inflorescence-real sweet tasting bananas.It start flowering just 12 months after planting, and it takes 20 months to produce bananas.Bananas can be eatern ripe or cooked.There are many different species of Banana plants. Musa Basjoo is the hardiest one. It can tolerate temperatures down to -20 degrees.