Missouri Weather > Kansas City Weather. Kansas City, MO climate is hot during summer when temperatures tend to be in the 80's and very cold during winter when temperatures tend to be in the 30's. The warmest month of the year is July with an average maximum temperature of 90.50 degrees Fahrenheit, while the coldest month of the year is January with an average minimum temperature of 20.70 degrees Fahrenheit.
Common in South-East Asian cuisine, banana blossoms (aka banana flower or banana heart) are tear-shaped maroon or purplish flowers hanging at the end of banana clusters. They can be eaten raw or cooked and are used primarily in salads, curries or soups. Fresh banana blossoms are available at most Asian groceries.
The hardy fiber banana tree (Musa basjoo) grows huge bright green leaves 6 feet long and 2 feet wide that split and fold over. Golden cream flowers appear in the summer followed by tiny inedible bananas full of seeds. The stem is 12 inches wide supporting a 15-foot-tall tree spreading 8 to 10 feet wide.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.