Of the more than 70 species of the banana family, Musa, wild bananas represent some of the earliest and most primitive forms. These unique plants have brilliant red or pink bracts of flowers that ...

The Theodore Payne Foundation for Wild Flowers & Native Plants, long a champion of SoCal-strong specimens filling out our yards, is a great resource for flower fans around our region. Get top ...

One man’s “never-ending quest” for the least-known varieties of the world’s most-eaten fruit. One man’s “never-ending quest” for the least-known varieties of the world’s most-eaten ...

From left: The wild banana plant, the Cavendish plant and the QCAV-4 banana plant “The devastating Panama disease TR4 is caused by a soil-borne fungus that stays in the ground for more than 50 ...

The Musa Basjoo banana plant has flowered at RHS Garden Harlow Carr. The plant, which has green, paddle-like leaves, that can each grow up to 10ft (3m) long, has produced creamy yellow flowers.