Bananas are often lauded for their superior nutritional composition and they are recommended by most health experts (mothers included) to provide the body with a boost. They are rich in potassium, ...
Banana trees are a common feature in New Orleans area landscapes. They are primarily grown for the tropical look they bring with their enormous leaves waving in the summer breezes. SUSAN POAG / THE ...
In olden days our ancestors related all good things with religion. Banana in SANATANA DHARMA is called '' KADALI PHALAM''. Once Doorvaasa maharshi cursed his wife ''Kadali'' when she woke him up for ...
If you are searching for an aromatic, exotic plant for your garden, look no further than the banana shrub (Magnolia figo). Growing up to 10 feet in height with elegant cup-shaped blooms in hues of ...
A flower-shop customer wonders about people's fascination with strange greenery in "The Little Shop of Horrors," the old movie (1960) turned perennial stage musical. "I remember in one flower shop ...
The banana is so popular in Uganda that the locals eat about 250 kg each per year. In fact, the banana is so essential to their diet, that their word "matooke" means both "food" and "banana". The ...
SEOUL — As a math teacher, Oh Young-rock used to jokingly tell his students that South Korea’s temperate climate would one day become so tropical that bananas would grow in the mountains and monkeys ...