If you're looking to add natural interest to your home, banana leaf plants are the way to go. The beautiful plant is defined by its large, paddle-shaped leaves that bring major visual intrigue when ...

Let us introduce you to the banana leaf plant. Although they are commonly called banana trees, banana leaf plants (Musa spp.) are actually herbaceous perennials and can be fascinating houseplants ...

Banana peels can clean dusty plant leaves. Just rub the inside of the peel on them to remove dirt and shine them up. Banana ...

Large-leaved plants are the fashionistas of the indoor plant world. At least, that’s what the garden trendspotters say.

The final part of our best-new-plants-of-2025 series concludes with a look at some of the top new trees and shrubs debuting ...

The white bird of paradise (Strelitzia nicolai) stands out with its large leaves and exotic flower. It grows in a clumping ...

1. The aerial shoot of the banana is leafy almost to the top of the pseudostem, and bears the largest leaves produced by the plant. 2. The phyllotaxy changes with the age of the plant, from under 2/5 ...

Banana plants, particularly the peels and other by ... The vast amount of agricultural waste generated from banana cultivation, including leaves, pseudostems, and inflorescences, can be utilized ...

I wrote in this space about a flowering shrub called pineapple guava, a plant that produces fruit that resemble neither ...

Banana plants were showing wilted yellow leaves and wanted to send him samples. “It was like a bad dream,” he says. “One minute I am on the farm, the next in the lab, the next explaining to ...