At first glance, these birds of paradise plants resemble a banana or palm tree. They reach many metres in height over the years and delight the owners of large/high conservatories or living rooms with white-purple bird's head flowers (Strelitzia nicolai). At first glance, these birds of...
An excellent ornamental banana (Musa velutina) suitable for potting, with elegant pink inflorecences and showy fruits of the same color. An excellent ornamental banana (Musa...
Strelitzia (Strelitzia reginae) with their orange-blue, long lasting flowers that remind of a colourful bird’s head are indeed paradiesiac. However, it is not only the flowers that make these robust and durable plants a precious companion for a summe … Strelitzia (Strelitzia reginae) with...
The Golden Lotus Banana (Musella lasiocarpa) is worldwide not valued for its fruits but the more for its georgeous, fragrant, yellow flower that with its shape resembles a Lotus flower- hence its name. The big flower buds develop at the tip of strong … The Golden Lotus Banana (Musella...
Banana plants permanently in German gardens - impossible?! However, with the Japanese Fiber Banana (Musa basjoo) it is possible. This plant is not native to the tropics, but to the Japanese island of Ryukyu, where snow and cold in winter are qu … Banana plants permanently in German...
The feature that distinguishes the Travellers Tree (Ravenala madagascariensis) from Giant Bird of Paradise and Bananas is its arrangement of leaves. The leaf blade opens in an angle of 90 ° to the leaf stalk and thus forms an accurate ‘fan’ which att … The feature that distinguishes the...
There are many different varieties of banana worldwide, but what you can by in a shop in this country is usually the variety ‘Cavendish’. If you want to harvest bananas from own cultivation you should try a ‘descendant’ of this variety that only grow … There are many different varieties of...
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