Going Bananas ....

The two photos above are of an emerging, and emerged flower of an edible type of banana --- possibly these don't look too impressive, but the plum-type bud is bigger than a 5# bag of sugar... quite impressive.

The following banana flower doesn't produce edible fruit (at least not according to MY taste-buds), but it's pretty; hummingbirds love the flowers and it's fast growing - which is fine for now, but could eventually prove to be a problem:

& now for my personal favorite - this plant is +/- 6 feet tall and the blossom is about the size of my laptop - purely decorative, but IMHO, this 'torch banana' is pure food for the soul!