Praying Hands Banana Grow Guide
The Praying Hands Banana isnāt just a cool-looking fruitāit comes with a love story from the Philippines. Legend says the bananas represent the hands of …
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Fun Fact: Did you know that there areĀ over 1,000 different cultivars ofĀ mango?! š„
While they are all technicallyĀ Mangifera indicaĀ (the scientific name for mango), each cultivar drastically differs in its flavor profile, fruit size, growth habit, disease resistance, etc. The same can be said for the 900+ different cultivars of avocado and 1,000+ different cultivars of banana.Ā
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