generic name applied to weft-knitted fabrics involving the controlled knitting of two ends of yarn such that each yarn takes up a definite position within the stitch. Note 1 to entry: Plating usually involves the knitting of two yams of different colour, different lustre, different structure, or different composition.
Meet the Rhino Horn Plantain, a hybrid banana cultivar originating in Africa that bears fruit up to 2 feet (60cm) long â though average specimens range from 12 to 14 inches (about 32cm).
This clumping banana plant reaches 20 feet tall and 10 feet wide with 9-foot-long leaves. The drooping flower stalks are covered with showy powdery purple bracts. Abyssinian banana (Ensete ventricosum) is from Africa. Most of the family grows 15 to 20 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide.The 10 to 20-foot-long leaves are 2 to 4 feet wide.The dark green leaves have thick midribs that hold the giant leaves upright.byssinian banana (Ensete ventricosum) is from Africa. Most of the family grows 15 to 20 feet tall and 10 to 15 feet wide. The 10 to 20-foot-long leaves are 2 to 4 feet wide. The dark green leaves have thick midribs that hold the giant leaves upright.