This evergreen magnolia produces fragrant ruby-pink blooms against deep green foliage. Learn how to grow and care for 'Stellar Ruby' Magnolia and enjoy beautiful blooms year after year.

I wrote last time about a flowering shrub called pineapple guava, a plant that produces fruit that resemble neither pineapples nor guavas. Today I’ll talk to you about banana trees that produce fruit ...

At first glance, casual gardeners almost always mistake the white bird-of-paradise for a banana plant. That’s understandable. Unlike the more common bird-of-paradise, which grows only about six feet ...

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. In addition to ...

Ever thought that the banana you eat every day could be so much more than just a fruit? The banana plant is a true culinary marvel. From the fruit to the flower, stem, and leaves, every part can be ...

There seems to be something about gardeners, some fatal flaw or linked gene that predisposes all of us to insist on growing things we just shouldn’t try to grow. If the wild type of a plant has white ...