bananas herb?

[gardentg44]

seen it myself on BBC Breakfast this morning.

Bananas are the largest herb,

thought it was 1st April again.

is it? or isn't it?, That is the question.

Bananas herbs ??? ??? ???

[gardentg44]

[thifasmom]

it seems so :-\

http://www.herbsways.com/2008/12/herb-bananas-yes-bananas-are-herb.html

[Deb P]

Apparently its both a herbaceous plant and a fruit......

"A banana (the yellow thing you peel and eat) is undoubtedly a fruit (containing the seeds of the plant: see answer regarding tomatoes), though since commercially grown banana plants are sterile, the seeds are reduced to little specks. However, the banana plant, though it is called a 'banana-tree' in popular usage, is technically regarded as a herbaceous plant (or 'herb'), not a tree, because the stem does not contain true woody tissue."

[gardentg44]

Just Googled it myself,

Think i need to lie down.

think that's the most unuseful piece of information Ive ever read

[daileg]

well if  you thing thats bad look what they intend to do with em in futurehttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8044092.stm

[daileg]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8044092.stm
if that is any better

[thifasmom]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8044092.stm
if that is any better

i like that idea and it also makes beautiful handmade paper.

[1066]

I remember this as a quiz question - one of those little know facts  :P